Rep. Rick Hardcastle (R-Vernon) has filed HB 2260. It represents a comprehensive improvement in how repetitious criminal conduct is used to enhance the penalty range for later offenses. If nothing else, I think this change in the law would assist in plea bargaining since it incorporates the concept of increased minimum sentences.

Hardcastle also filed HB 2259, dealing with how we prove the identity of someone mentioned in a prior judgment or order (based on the knowledge of the person convicted).