Sen. Mark Obenshain

Celebrating the life of Commander Brian MichaelBourgeois, USN.

Commending the Honorable William C. Mims.

Criminal cases; sentencing by jury. Providesthat if a jury finds a person guilty of a criminal offense, suchjury shall ascertain the punishment of the offense. Under currentlaw, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment,the court shall fix punishment after the accused has been found guiltyby a jury.

Voter identification; identification containinga photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identificationcontaining a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisionsof law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required formsof identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felonypenalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voterhe claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitledto cast a provisional ballot.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable ArthurR. Giesen, Jr.

Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and administer the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program (the Program). The bill creates the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Fund, which would be used to fund the Program. The bill provides that any dairy producer that has a resource management plan or nutrient management plan and participates in the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers at the tier 1 level as contained in the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is eligible to participate in the Program. Under the bill, each year a Program participant may receive a refund of its annual premium payment paid into the federal program; however, refunds would be limited to the amount available in the Fund. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Emergency order for adult protective services;acts of violence, force, or threat or financial exploitation; penalty.Allows the circuit court, upon a finding that an incapacitated adulthas been, within a reasonable period of time, subjected to an actof violence, force, or threat or been subjected to financial exploitation,to include in an emergency order for adult protective services oneor more of the following conditions to be imposed on the alleged perpetrator: (i) a prohibition on acts of violence, force, or threator criminal offenses that may result in injury to person or property;(ii) a prohibition on such other contacts by the alleged perpetratorwith the adult or the adult's family or household members as thecourt deems necessary for the health and safety of such persons; or(iii) such other conditions as the court deems necessary to prevent(a) acts of violence, force, or threat; (b) criminal offenses thatmay result in injury to persons or property; (c) communication orother contact of any kind by the alleged perpetrator; or (d) financialexploitation by the alleged perpetrator. The bill provides that anyperson who violates any such condition is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Also, the bill provides that hearings on emergency orders for adultprotective services shall be held no earlier than 24 hours and nolater than 72 hours after the notice required has been given, unlesssuch notice has been waived by the court. Current law just requiressuch hearing be held no earlier than 24 hours.

Parole Board; notice to victim. Requires the Parole Board, within seven days of making any decision regarding the parole of a prisoner, to provide written or electronic notice of such decision to the victim of the crime for which the prisoner was incarcerated, unless the victim has submitted a written request to forgo such notice.