Legislature(2017 - 2018)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
04/04/2018 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY
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| Confirmation Hearing(s): Lieutenant Governor Successor, State Commission for Human Rights, Public Defender | |
| SB150 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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| += | SJR 14 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HJR 21 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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| += | SB 150 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 150-PRETRIAL RELEASE; NON-AK CRIM HISTORY
2:37:28 PM
CHAIR COGHILL announced the consideration of SB 150 and noted
that in a previous meeting the department spoke to his proposed
amendment on the five-year lookback.
2:39:22 PM
At ease
2:42:22 PM
CHAIR COGHILL reconvened the meeting.
2:42:31 PM
CHAIR COSTELLO moved Amendment 1, work order 30-GS2814\O.6.
AMENDMENT 1
OFFERED IN THE SENATE
TO: CSSB 150(JUD), Draft Version "O"
Page 5, lines 13 - 14:
Delete "within the previous five years"
CHAIR COGHILL objected for discussion purposes.
SENATOR COSTELLO said she appreciates the amendment because it
allows the data to be collected and become validated data in the
future.
CHAIR COGHILL removed his objection and Amendment 1 was adopted.
2:43:43 PM
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved Amendment 2, work order 30-
GS2814\O.3.
AMENDMENT 2
OFFERED IN THE SENATE BY SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI
TO: CSSB 150(JUD), Draft Version "O"
Page 3, line 14:
Delete "to moderate"
Insert "[TO MODERATE]"
Page 3, line 17, following "(2)":
Insert "moderate to
SENATOR COGHILL objected.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI explained that the amendment deletes the
requirement for mandatory release where a person is arrested for
a misdemeanor and is deemed by the pretrial assessment tool to
be a moderate risk. He pointed out that a person who has
multiple failure to appear warrants in the last several years
and multiple arrests could still be deemed a moderate risk. He
said it's a reasonable approach to say, we're not going to
mandate that judges let these people go free. He opined that
most prosecutors and judges would agree with this amendment. He
said he supports giving people second chances but the people who
score high enough to be deemed a moderate risk have already been
given multiple chances. He reminded members that the attorney
general testified that we're seeing a situation where people are
getting arrested and released multiple times.
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI posited that changes could be made in the
future if the Department of Corrections (DOC) develops a more
reliable assessment tool, but until that happens a fix is
needed.
2:48:59 PM
CHAIR COGHILL maintained his objection. He pointed out that if
somebody violates a condition of release based on mandatory OR,
they would automatically not qualify for the mandatory release
provision. Their score would be high if they had multiple prior
failures to appear. He said the tool may need to be refined but
it is working well. The implication that there is no supervision
under the mandatory release provision is not true. If a person
fails supervision, they never again qualify for mandatory
release. He also pointed out that for the first time, people who
fail to appear are being caught. That wasn't the case before DOC
implemented the pretrial assessment tool.
CHAIR COGHILL asked for a roll call on Amendment 2 to SB 150.
2:50:22 PM
A roll call vote was taken. Senators Wielechowski, Costello, and
Shower voted in favor of Amendment 2 for SB 150 and Senators
Kelly and Coghill voted against it. Therefore, Amendment 2
passed by a 3:2 vote.
2:50:50 PM
CHAIR COGHILL adjourned the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting at 2:50 p.m.