02/22/1999 01:33 PM Senate JUD

           SB 11 - PRISON TIME CREDITS FOR MURDERERS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVE DONLEY, prime sponsor of SB 11, reminded the committee                                                             
that SB 11 reduces the amount of good time sentence reduction a                                                                 
person can be awarded. The original version of the bill included a                                                              
reduction for crimes other than first and second degree murder, but                                                             
the proposed committee substitute limits the application of the                                                                 
good time reduction to people convicted of first and second degree                                                              
murder only. SENATOR DONLEY suggested there is a distinction                                                                    
between people who attempt and/or conspire to commit murder and                                                                 
those who actually do it.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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SENATOR DONLEY moved the adoption of CSSB 11(JUD). Without                                                                      
objection, the committee substitute was adopted.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY stated the committee had already taken public                                                                    
testimony on the bill and there was no one else wishing to testify                                                              
at this time.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY moved CSSB 11(JUD) from committee with individual                                                                
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. Without objection,                                                               
it was so ordered, and CSSB 11(JUD) moved from committee.