SB 30-24: Fair Chance at Housing Act (Awaiting Sponsor)

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

“Crimes of a sexual nature” is so broad and can range from aggravated rape to minor misdemeanors. “Kidnapping” is similar and can apply to many different situations (and it often turns out the kidnapping charge was say, a parent taking their own child somewhere without the consent of the other parent). I don’t get why everyone in these broad categories needs to be consistently denied a place to live based on things they often did many years or even decades in the past, long after their sentence expired.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

But I should've looked more closely at this earlier. I don't support subsection 2b. Everyone regardless of what they might have done deserves a second chance after their time has been served.

Come to think of it, I would support eliminating 1, 2, 5, 6, but probably not 3 or 4.

“Crimes of a sexual nature” is so broad and can range from aggravated rape to minor misdemeanors. “Kidnapping” is similar and can apply to many different situations (and it often turns out the kidnapping charge was say, a parent taking their own child somewhere without the consent of the other parent). I don’t get why everyone in these broad categories needs to be consistently denied a place to live based on things they often did many years or even decades in the past, long after their sentence expired.

I am, and I'm pretty sure we've had this exact discussion on Pragcord, not comfortable with letting convicted pedophile offenders live wherever they want. Especially if I were a parent and a "small" landlord renting out, I would want to know if they're a risk to my children. That is, admittedly, what I immediately think of as I see those crimes listed,

I can support a narrowing of the language, but at the very least the information should be available to them. I've also said that the sex offender registry is abused, but legitimate child predators can be housed in designated areas.

Yes, then there needs to be a distinction between true rapists and child molesters with a real risk of reoffending and lower level crimes. Lumping everyone into that broad category is a bad idea.