03/31/1994 08:35 AM House FIN

                                                                               
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  HB 334    An  Act  relating  to   criminal  sentencing;  and                 
            relating to mandatory  life imprisonment,  parole,                 
            good time credit, pardon, commutation of sentence,                 
            reprieve, furlough,  and service of  sentence at a                 
            correctional restitution center for offenders with                 
            at least three serious felony convictions.                         
                                                                               
            HB  334   was  HELD   in  Committee  for   further                 
  consideration.                                                               
  HOUSE BILL 334                                                               
                                                                               
       "An  Act relating to  criminal sentencing; and relating                 
       to  mandatory  life  imprisonment,  parole,  good  time                 
       credit,  pardon,  commutation  of  sentence,  reprieve,                 
       furlough,  and service  of sentence  at a  correctional                 
       restitution  center for  offenders with at  least three                 
       serious felony convictions."                                            
                                                                               
  Representative Hanley MOVED TO RESCIND previous action taken                 
  on HB 334.                                                                   
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE CON  BUNDE stated that the  legislation would                 
  deal with the most serious felons  and repeat offenders.  He                 
  offered    to   answer    questions   of    the   Committee.                 
  Representative   Brown   strongly   OBJECTED  stating   that                 
  procedurally  the  uniform rules  had  been violated  by not                 
  providing 24-hour notice of  reconsideration of action taken                 
  by the Committee.                                                            
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Larson advised  that Tamara  Cook, Director of  the                 
  Division of Legal Services would be consulted regarding this                 
  concern.                                                                     
                                                                               
  HB 334 was HELD in Committee for further consideration.