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38F4B715ECE77DB587258C59006BB339 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-189

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Mar 26, 2025      
Location Old Supreme Court



SB25-189 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


01:36:24 PM  
Senators Snyder and
Liston, bill sponsors, returned to the committee with Senate Bill 25-189,
concerning requiring a jury to determine whether a defendant has prior
qualifying convictions, for action only.  They recapped the hearing
from March 17, 2025, discussed the stakeholding that took place between
the two hearings, and offered two amendments.
01:40:35 PM  
Senator Snyder distributed
and referenced Amendment L.001(Attachment A).




Committee members
asked questions about added terminology and legal protections in the amendment.
 The bill sponsors agreed to work on some of these issues as the bill
works its way through the process.


01:47:50 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty Excused
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:48:03 PM  
Senator Liston explained
the effect of Amendment L.002 (Attachment B).




Committee members
made comments about the provisions the amendment strikes.


01:49:02 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
01:49:23 PM  
The bill sponsors
made closing comments.


01:51:10 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-189, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball No
Carson Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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