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Minutes for HB2048 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Clarifying the definition of comparable offense under the Kansas criminal code.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 19, 2019
Chair Rick Wilborn opened the hearing on HB2048.
Proponent
Oral
Jason Thompson, Revisor of Statute, gave an overview. (Attachment 1) He also noted and distributed a balloon amendment requested by Senator Eric Rucker based upon ongoing discussions by some of the interested parties. (Attachment 2)
Natalie Chalmers, Office of the Attorney General, (Attachment 3)
Aaron Breitenbach, Sedwick County District Attorney's Office, (Attachment 4)
Jacob Gonteskey, Johnson County District Attorney's Office, (Attachment 5)
Kim Parker, Kansas County and District Attorneys Association, (Attachment 6)
Chair Rick Wilborn asked the committee for questions.
Questions and discussion by Senator Vic Miller.
Opponent
Oral
Jennifer Roth, Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (KACDL), (Attachment 7)
Chair Rick Wilborn asked the committee for questions.
Question and discussion by Senators David Haley, Vic Miller and Randall Hardy.
Scott Schultz, Sentencing Commission, presented information on the question Senator Vic Miller requested earlier in the meeting.
Question and Discussion by Senator Randall Hardy.
The hearing on HB2048 was closed at 11:36 am.
