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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Can HB 561 be saved? Should it be? Will it be? In what form?"
In a long ILB entry on April 10th, the ILB noted that SB 561 was in committee in the House, but not scheduled for a hearing at the meeting set for the following day, which was more than likely the committee's last meeting.
Charles Wilson of the AP, along with Tom Davies, had a long story last evening headed "Daniels plan on Ind. sentencing changes seems dead." It begins:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A plan pushed by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels aimed at reducing Indiana's prison crowding by easing penalties for low-level offenders appears dead in the Legislature after running into stiff opposition from county prosecutors.Daniels had made revamping of the criminal sentencing laws one of his top priorities for this year's legislative session, but lawmakers handling the bill said Tuesday they hadn't been able to reach a compromise and didn't expect more action before the General Assembly's April 29 adjournment deadline.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 13, 2011 09:19 AM
Posted to Indiana Government