SB-7 / Fraud reporting / Wagoner
Requires the Auditor of State to establish a fraud reporting system.
OPAA: Oppose. We already have a whistleblower statute. Annonymous tips will result in unjustified accusations. Auditor to hire people to investigate all these? There currently ways to report wrongdoing, including annonymously. 2/19/09

SB-22 / Sentencing / Seitz
Earned credit, nonsupport, felony threshold.
OPAA: Increase felony threshold ok. Nonsupport - ok to say not send first time, but prison must be available for probation violation, multiple offenders, and diversion violations. Earned credit, oppose in current form. Detention amendment oppose. 2/19/09

SB-30 / Arson registry / Schaffer
OPAA: Oppose 2/19/09

SB-31 / Testimonial privilege / Patton
Privilege for communication between employee organization and bargaining unit member.
OPAA: Oppose 2/19/09

SB-35 / Immigration enforcement / Stewart
Enforcement of federal immigration laws by state law enforcement officers.
OPAA: Support 3/19/09

SB-42 / Sex offenses / Schaffer
Restrictions on residence applies irrespective of when offense committed.
OPAA: Support 3/19/09

SB-49 / Firearms offenses / Kearney
To require a 10 year sentence if firearm used in offense and causes serious physical harm or death to a child.
OPAA: Oppose. Suggest 5 year spec for serious physical harm or death resulting from use of firearm in committing a felony. Not limited to minors. 2/19/09

SB-56 / Unattended children / Niehaus
Negligently leave a child less than five years of age in an automobile.
OPAA: Support 3/19/09

SB-58 / Bodily substances / Hughes
OPAA: Support with amendment to protect law enforcement officers. Also should protect coroners. 3/19/09

SB-65 / Traffic / Schaffer
Higher penalties for ACD and failure to yield when serious physical harm or death.
OPAA: No position 3/19/09

SB-67 / Sex predators / Faber
Civil commitment, GPS devices.
OPAA: Support if conforms with our proposals. 3/19/09

SB-74 / Drug sentences / Turner
To require the Sentencing Commission to study drug penalties.
OPAA: Oppose 3/19/09

SB-77 / DNA testing / Goodman
Collection, preservation of DNA evidence, interrogations, lineups.
OPAA: Support prior position, SB-358, 127th. Continue to oppose post-conviction DNA test for guilty, no contest pleas. 4/23/09

SB-80 / Testimonial privilege / Seitz
Accountant privilege.
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

SB-103 / Image sending / Schuler
Sexting
OPAA: Oppose. Already covered. 4/23/09

SB-105 / 911 calls / Patton
To prohibit broadcasting of 911 calls.
OPAA: No position 4/23/09

SB-107 / Racial profiling / Kearney
Law enforcement statistics gathering.
OPAA: Oppose 4/23/09

SB-112 / Ethnic intimidation / Kearney
Based on disability of the victim.
OPAA: Oppose 5/21/09

SB-122 / School law enforcement / Turner
Authorizes boards of education to employ public high school law enforcement officers.
OPAA: No position 5/21/09

SB-126 / School bullying / Fedor
As introduced, not applicable.
OPAA:

SB-140 / Drug treatment / Miller, R.
OPAA:

SB-150 / Immmigration law enforcement / Cates
OPAA: