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Committee advances SB 184 after prosecutors and defense-backed changes; sponsors debate adding 'public safety' standard
Summary
The committee favorably recommended substitute SB 184 after public testimony from prosecutors and defense attorneys supporting the bill; Representative Lisonbee's House Amendment 1 to add 'public safety' passed 5–2 despite the sponsor, Senator Pitcher, urging the committee not to adopt the change.
The House Judiciary Committee heard public comment and acted on SB 184, a bill stakeholders described as providing prosecutors and defense counsel with another tool to use substantial-assistance agreements to address other cases.
Stuart Young, criminal deputy attorney general, told the committee he and other prosecutors appreciated Senator Pitcher’s work on the bill and that a joint-motion approach was a helpful…
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