HCSHB2596--ABUSEORNEGLECTOFACHILD
SPONSOR: Cook
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonCorrectionsandPublicInstitutionsbyavoteof9to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2596.
Thisbillclarifiesthatcertainsentencesfortheoffenseofabuse
orneglectofachildmustbecarriedoutforspecifiedtime
periodsbyincarcerationinaDepartmentofCorrectionsfacilityor
ajailinMissouri,includingincarcerationperiodspriorto
sentencing,priortoeligibilityforprobation,parole,or
conditionalrelease.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillwillensurefair
penaltiesforchildabusebypreventingoutcomessuchashome
arrest.Itisagoodideatorequireoffenderstoserveayearin
sometypeofMissouriprisonorjailpriortoprobationorparole
inordertoallowforproperrehabilitation andvictimsecurity.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Cook;ArnieC.Dienoff;
andRowdyDouglas.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillprovidedtestimony.
TestifyingonthebillwasSusanGibson.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.