House Committee on Judiciary (03/26/2015)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Date:	03/26/2015	ATTENDANCE

Time:	01:38 PM to 01:57 PM	Buckner	X
		Carver	X
Place:	RM 271	Court	X
		Dore	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Foote	X
	Representative Kagan	Lawrence	X
		Lundeen	X
This Report was prepared by		Melton	X
	Bo Pogue	Pettersen	X
		Van Winkle	X
		Willett	X
		Lee	X
		Kagan	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB15-1292		Postponed Indefinitely

01:38 PM -- HB15-1292

The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Representative Kagan, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1292, concerning sentencing of a person who is convicted as an adult for a class 1 felony committed while the person was a juvenile. Committee members received a packet of letters in opposition to the bill (Attachment A). Representative Kagan discussed the punishment meted out to the population affected by the bill, and discussed the merits of the bill. Representative Kagan discussed ongoing jurisprudence concerning the population affected by the bill, and his reasons for sponsoring the bill. Representative Kagan discussed his efforts to gain support for the bill, and future efforts he will undertake on the issue of sentencing for the subject population. He explained why he was asking for the bill to be postponed indefinitely. Various members of the committee responded to Representative Kagan's discourse, and provided remarks on the bill.

15HouseJud0326AttachA.pdf


BILL:	HB15-1292
TIME:	01:48:01 PM
MOVED:	Kagan
MOTION:	Postpone House Bill 15-1292 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:	Pettersen
		VOTE
	Buckner	Yes
	Carver	Yes
	Court	Yes
	Dore	Yes
	Foote	Yes
	Lawrence	Yes
	Lundeen	Yes
	Melton	Yes
	Pettersen	Yes
	Van Winkle	Yes
	Willett	Yes
	Lee	Yes
	Kagan	Yes

Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:57 PM

The committee adjourned.