Members discussed proposed recidivism definitions (return to jurisdiction within three years) and flagged uneven crime reporting across jurisdictions that could distort state-to-state comparisons; the group did not adopt a definition and signaled more debate and a vote at a future meeting.

At a January Senate Judiciary meeting, Legislative Council and counsel debated H.410's proposed new recidivism definitions and calculation rules, focusing on unclear timing language, whether to count rearrests and probation/parole returns, and the data burden on DOC and other agencies.

The committee favorably recommended draft criminal and juvenile justice legislation that revises recidivism definitions, allows staggered recidivism reporting windows and gives judges narrow discretion to order corrections custody for minors convicted of aggravated murder when they were 17 at the offense but 18 at sentencing.