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Minutes for HB2469 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Extending terminal medical release to inmates in the custody of the department of corrections with a condition likely to cause death within 120 days.
Minutes Content for Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Jenna Moyer gave a brief on HB2469 explaining that it changes existing compassionate release law for terminally ill inmates whose death is imminent from 30 days to 120 days. (Attachment 1)
The fiscal note presented to the House Committee was provided for the Committee.(Attachment 2).
Scott Schultz, Kansas Sentencing Commission provided the prison bed impact assessment of HB2469. (Attachment 3)
Scott Schultz spoke in support of HB2469 explaining that the present 30 day time period is so short that by the time the recommendation and review process has been completed, the inmate may have already died. The review process takes several points into consideration, such as the public safety risk, not just the health situation of the inmate.(Attachment 4)
Written Testimony in support of HB2469 was provided by:
- Natalie Johnson, ACLU of Kansas (Attachment 5)
Written Testimony in opposition to HB2469 was provided by:
- Joan Kusek, citizen (Attachment 6).
Discussion was held and then the hearing closed.
