CS/SB 1068: Sentencing
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clemens
Sentencing; Specifying requirements for sentencing and appeals of sentences for offenses committed on or after a certain date; specifying requirements for imposing an upward departure sentence; authorizing a defendant to appeal a sentence outside a specified range; authorizing a court to sentence certain offenders to a term in county jail for up to 24 months if the offender meets specified criteria and if the county has a contract with the Department of Corrections, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 117 |
| 3/7/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 117 |
| 3/22/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 3/27/2017 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 257 |
| 3/29/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 257 • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 266 |
| 4/10/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/13/17, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building |
| 4/13/2017 | Senate |
• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424 |
| 4/17/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 424 |
| 5/5/2017 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Appropriations |
