The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and passed three bills.
House Bill 4171 relates to assessments that take place when a convicted criminal is up for parole. These criminals are currently subjected to various assessments concerning the nature of the original crime, behavior during incarceration and psycho-analysis. This bill would encourage the use of criminogenic risk and needs assessments; these psychological assessments can be used to predict if the criminal may commit an unlawful act again and can be used to assess the needs of the criminal if parole is granted.
The additional bills passed included House Bill 4133, which would clarify the requirements to practice marriage and family therapy, and House Bill 4142, which would update the practice of environmental health science and the State Board of Sanitarians.
Also, the House advanced two bills to third reading, House Bill 2503 and House Bill 2663.
Additionally, the House adopted House Resolution 13 declaring Wednesday, February 3, 2010 as “Professional Social Work Day.” Several Delegates introduced guests from Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Awareness groups who had booths set up in the capitol rotunda.
The following committees will meet today:
Energy, Industry and Labor- 1 p.m. 460M
Constitutional Revision- 2 p.m. House Chamber
Roads and Transportation- 2 p.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance Subcommittee- 9 a.m. 460M
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
