House asks fiscal office to analyze sentencing‑review panel proposal and refers it to Appropriations

Representative Richard Owen introduced a House resolution directing the fiscal office to analyze and review the fiscal impact of establishing a sentencing review panel within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; the measure was referred to the Appropriations Committee "without objection."

On the floor Owen said the resolution would become HR 243 and moved to suspend the rules to refer the measure to committee. The clerk announced the referral to Appropriations and recorded "without objection," sending the proposal to that committee for fiscal review and any subsequent recommendations.

The transcript does not record further debate or a fiscal estimate on the floor. The Appropriations Committee will determine scope, request data from the fiscal office and any state agencies, and decide whether to report the proposal back to the full House with a fiscal recommendation.