2008 Senate Bill 418 (Projecting juvenile offenders)

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• Introduced in the Senate on January 15, 2008, to require the Kansas Sentencing Commission to annually produce a projection of the expected population of juvenile offenders in state custody.
  • Referred to the Senate Judicary Committee on January 16, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on January 30, 2008, recommending the bill be passed as amended. The Senate committee amendment would require the Sentencing Commission to prepare an impact statement for every legislative proposal that might affect the state's capacity to handle the size of Kansas' juvenile offender population in custody.
• Passed in the Senate (36 to 3) on February 21, 2008, to require the Kansas Sentencing Commission to annually produce a projection of the expected population of juvenile offenders in state custody . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 22, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2008.
    • Reported to the House on March 19, 2008, recommending the bill be passed.
• Passed in the House (114 to 9) on March 26, 2008, to require the Kansas Sentencing Commission to annually produce a projection of the expected number of juvenile offenders in state custody. Because the House did not change the bill in any way, the bill is thereby forwarded to the governor for her consideration . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on April 8, 2008.

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Introduced in the Senate on January 15, 2008. Passed in the Senate (36 to 3) on February 21, 2008. New Comment