HB 4573: Prisoners/Clemency
JOINT RESOLUTION by Futch ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Bainter ; Casey ; Melvin
Prisoners/Clemency; constitutional amendment which, except in cases of pardon or clemency, requires that state prisoners serve at least 85 percent of their terms of imprisonment; prohibits any sentence reduction by more than 15 percent; requires state prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment to be incarcerated for rest of their natural lives, unless granted pardon or clemency. Amends s. 8, Art. IV.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/2/1998 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00441 |
| 4/13/1998 | House |
• Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00554 |
| 4/24/1998 | House |
• Withdrawn from Crime & Punishment (JC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations; Filed and not referred -HJ 01094 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died, reference deferred |