Key Votes
SB 409 - Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft - Key Vote
Kansas Key Votes
Stages
- March 21, 2008 House Bill Sent To Committee
- March 19, 2008 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 14, 2008 Introduced
Family
- SB 409 - Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft
- LB 553 - Increases state contribution to teacher retirement plans from 1% to 2%
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - March 21, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (33-6) - March 19, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft
Highlights:
- Provides a presumptive prison sentence for a third conviction for theft or burglary [Sec. 2 (n)].
- Allows an individual convicted of theft or burglary for a third time to be sentenced to imprisonment in a substance abuse facility if [Sec. 2 (n)]:
- - substance abuse was an underlying factor in the commission of the crime;
- substance abuse treatment is deemed to be more likely than a prison sentence to reduce the risk that the offender will re-offend;
- the treatment will serve the interests of the community by promoting rehabilitation
Note:
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 14, 2008
Title: Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft
Sponsors
- Pat Apple (KS - R)
- James L. 'Jim' Barone (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Leslie D. 'Les' Donovan Sr. (KS - R)
- Nick M. Jordan (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phillip B. Journey (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julia Lynn (KS - R)
- Ralph Ostmeyer (KS - R)
- Mike Petersen (KS - R)
- Roger C. Pine (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Derek Schmidt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jean Kurtis Schodorf (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Taddiken (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dwayne D. Umbarger (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Susan Wagle (KS - R)
- Dennis M. Wilson (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
