Director Foley — Director Foley is asked to come back to the discussion and return for further questions.
Kimberly-Ann Collins — Representative Collins is repeatedly addressed during a committee exchange: the chair asks whether she has remaining questions, invites her as ranking member to comment, and then redirects her to stay on topic. Collins responds by pushing back on the relevance objection and continues pressing the witness on truth-in-sentencing incentives and references to the crime bill.
Kimberly-Ann Collins — Ranking Member Collins records votes on amendments during the meeting, voting yes on one amendment and no on another.
Brad Banderman — Mentioned as having a question or input, though this name does not match the expected member list and may be questionable.
Brad Banderman — Representative Bush is called on to clarify the bill/page reference and explains that the cited provision is Section 568.045, which begins on page 82 and includes line 39 on page 84, thereby clarifying the amendment reference.
Director Wolf — Thanked for being present and sharing views; likely refers to the director being questioned.
Director Wolfe — Questioned about remarks on sentencing and the role of the Department of Corrections.
Richard West — Representative Bush inquired of the witness, thanking him for being present and continuing questions about the legislation’s fiscal impact and related prison experience concerns.
Barry Hovis — Representative Hovis was referenced as having been involved in a prior bill where a prison was included in the cost estimate, and then a follow-up question was raised about how the department would respond to an unexpected increase of 3,000 prisoners and resulting budget shortfalls, including the need for supplemental funding.
Barry Hovis — Representative Hovis comments on the amendment, saying he sought guidance and agrees that parents should not be prosecuted for not giving their children shots. He reports that the Attorney General's office found no history of prosecuting parents under the existing language, and Representative Davis agrees that Hovis's reading of current law is correct. The sequence then moves into the roll-call vote, where Hovis is called and records a no vote on the amendment.
Clifton Davis — Clifton Davis described his long incarceration experience and how he used prison programming to gain knowledge, tools, and certificates in hopes of avoiding recidivism. He contrasted juvenile rehabilitation, which he said is structured and encouraged, with the adult prison system, where inmates must seek rehabilitation on their own in a dangerous environment. He explained that prison classification and maximum-security confinement limit access to educational and trade programs, and that many incarcerated people cannot reach those opportunities until it is too late. Davis said he facilitated programs, including a transition training program, and argued that the system lacks meaningful investment in incarcerated people. He concluded that the bill under discussion is purely punitive and does not provide trades or self-improvement opportunities, and noted he was not eligible for the dual jurisdiction program at the time.
Mark Sharp — Asked the witness how the bill would have affected his life after release and during his sentence.
Mark Sharp — Representative Dolan questioned whether the bill provides incarcerated people with trades or other self-improvement opportunities, and the discussion continued into whether the witness was eligible for the 211.73 dual jurisdiction program and whether he participated in it.
Marlon Anderson — Marlon Anderson raised concerns about the bill’s juvenile certification provisions, arguing that it is too broad because it applies to any A or B felony rather than being limited to violent or serious violent crimes. He noted that this could sweep in drug cases and other offenses affecting young people, especially in poor communities, and said existing certification hearings already provide a mechanism for enumerated felonies. He then confirmed he had no further questions.
Marlon Anderson — The transcript appears to misrender a member name as 'Douglas'; exact identification is uncertain from this section alone.
LaKeySha Bosley — Moves to adopt amendment .01H and asks for discussion.
LaKeySha Bosley — Asked to explain the amendment; the amendment is described as limiting the use of vaccination status alone in proving child endangerment.
LaKeySha Bosley — Responds to Representative Hovis and reiterates concern about the amendment's effect on vaccination-related prosecutions.
LaKeySha Bosley — Explains the amendment's concern about strict liability and loss of mitigating factors.
LaKeySha Bosley — Votes yes on the amendment.
LaKeySha Bosley — The transcript appears to misrender a member name as 'Davis' in the roll call; exact identification is uncertain from this section alone.
Bill Irwin — Questions whether he has the correct version of the bill and cites the amendment reference.
Bill Irwin — Votes no on the amendment.
Bennie Cook — During the roll call vote on the amendment, Vice Chair Cook is called and records a no vote, and later is again recorded as voting aye.
Terri Violet — During the roll-call vote, Terri Violet is referenced through garbled transcript variants, including a misheard name and a request to restate the vote. The discussion centers on recording or clarifying her vote as part of the same voting sequence.
Jeff Myers — Chairman Mayhew is called to vote yes; the name 'Mayhew' appears to be a transcription error for the chair.
Brian Seitz — The transcript appears to misrender a member name as 'Dolan'; exact identification is uncertain from this section alone.