Date: 03/26/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1292

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 15-1292 indefinitely. The motiPASS



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.

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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.