05/01/2024 01:00 PM House JUDICIARY

          HB 107-CRIMINAL LAW DEFINITIONS PERSON/LIFE                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
5:21:17 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE announced  that the final order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL   NO.  107,   "An  Act   relating  to   criminal  law                                                               
definitions."   [Before  the committee,  adopted  as the  working                                                               
document on  3/20/24, was the proposed  committee substitute (CS)                                                               
for HB  107, Version 33-LS0482\U, C.  Radford, 3/19/24, ("Version                                                               
U").]                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
5:21:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SUMNER said  he would not be  offering Amendment 1                                                               
or Amendment 2.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRAY asked  whether the  fiscal note  for HB  107                                                               
would be applicable to Version U.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
5:22:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease at 5:22 p.m.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
5:22:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GRAY asked  why the  fiscal  note for  HB 107  is                                                               
indeterminate.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE clarified  that a new fiscal note  would be generated                                                               
with the adoption of Version U.   She said based on conversations                                                               
with  the Department  of Law  (DOL),  the fiscal  note is  likely                                                               
indeterminate  because the  impacts  of the  legislation are  not                                                               
fully understood.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY  posited that the impacts  of the legislation                                                               
should be fully understood before moving it.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR VANCE stated  that with regard to criminal  law, the impact                                                               
can often be  anticipated based on past history.   She reiterated                                                               
that  the committee  had not  received any  further clarification                                                               
from DOL.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ALLARD  said she  understood  the  impact of  the                                                               
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
5:23:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ALLARD  moved to  report  CSHB  107, Version  33-                                                               
LS0482\U, C.  Radford, 3/19/24, out of  committee with individual                                                               
recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GRAY objected.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
5:24:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A  roll call  vote was  taken.   Representatives Sumner,  Allard,                                                               
Carpenter,  and  Vance voted  in  favor  of reporting  CSHB  107,                                                               
Version U, from  committee.  Representatives Gray  and Groh voted                                                               
against it.   Therefore,  CSHB 107(JUD) was  reported out  of the                                                               
House Judiciary Standing Committee by a vote of 4-2.