The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1359 sponsored by Sens. Young, Houchin, and Freeman on drug dealing resulting in death. The bill was passed as adopted by the Corrections and Criminal Law Committee and referred to the Appropriations Committee. It stiffens the criminal penalties for the manufacturing or dealing in certain drugs resulting in the death of the user. A … [Read more...] about Drug dealing resulting in death
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Handgun licenses
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1424 sponsored by Sens. Bray, Holdman and Ford on handgun licenses. The bill increases the duration of a four-year handgun license to five years, provides that an individual may simultaneously hold both a five-year license and a lifetime license, and requires a law enforcement officer to whom an application for a handgun license is made to p … [Read more...] about Handgun licenses
Duties of Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study Committee
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 4 sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald on duties of Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study Committee. The bill provides that the Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study Committee shall review current trends with respect to criminal behavior, sentencing, incarceration, and treatment and may identify needs of the criminal justice … [Read more...] about Duties of Corrections and Criminal Code Interim Study Committee
Broadening criminal justice treatment options
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1006 sponsored by Sens. Young, Bray, and Houchin on broadening criminal justice treatment options. This bill: makes various changes to the Criminal Justice Institute's annual report on the impact of criminal code reform on local units of government, the Department of Correction, and the Office of Judicial Administration; requires the report … [Read more...] about Broadening criminal justice treatment options
Treatment of out-of-state convictions in sentencing
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1033 sponsored by Sen. Koch on treatment of out-of-state convictions in sentencing. The bill provides that, for purposes of law regarding death sentences and sentences for felonies and habitual offenders, a Level 6 felony conviction includes a conviction in another jurisdiction for which the offender might have been … [Read more...] about Treatment of out-of-state convictions in sentencing