CS/HB 157: Sentencing
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Burgess
Sentencing; Authorizes court to sentence certain offenders to county jail for up to 24 months if county has contract with DOC; prohibits offender from receiving gain-time or other credit that would result in offender serving less than 85% of sentence; provides contractual requirements; requires specific appropriations; provides for such appropriations; requires validation of per diem rates.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/11/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 41 |
| 2/8/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/15/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/15/2017 | House |
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 271 |
| 2/16/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
| 2/20/2017 | House |
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 268 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 41 • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 259 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee |
