03/21/2012 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

        SB 151-FETAL ALCOHOL SPEC. DISORDER AS MITIGATOR                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
2:39:08 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration  of SB 151 and asked for                                                               
a motion to adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS).                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to adopt  the CS for SB  151, labeled                                                               
27-LS1132\U, as the working document.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  that without  objection,  version U  was                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:39:33 PM                                                                                                                    
CHRISTINE  MARASIGAN, Staff  to  Senator  Kevin Meyer,  explained                                                               
that the  version U makes  two substantive changes.  The phrases,                                                               
"and  except as  provided by  (20) of  this subsection,"  and "as                                                               
determined  by a  neuropsychological  examination." were  deleted                                                               
from sections 18 and 20  respectively. The first change maintains                                                               
the  intent to  apply the  mitigater  to lessor  crimes, and  the                                                               
second  change alleviates  confusion  about  who diagnoses  fetal                                                               
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR FRENCH  summarized that the  idea was that it  should apply                                                               
to crimes not  committed against a person, and that  there was no                                                               
need to place in statute how a judge should determine FASD.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL  expressed appreciation to the  chair and sponsor                                                               
for their work on the bill.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:42:44 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to report  CS for SB 151,  version U,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  that  without  objection, CSSB  151(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.