SB 1194: Criminal Justice
GENERAL BILL by Rouson
Criminal Justice; Requiring a defendant who is sentenced for a primary offense of possession of a controlled substance committed on or after a specified date to be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances unless the court makes specified written findings; authorizing a defendant to move the sentencing court to depart from a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or a mandatory fine if the offense is committed on or after a specified date; revising a principle of the Criminal Punishment Code relating to a prisoner’s required minimum term of imprisonment; revising the incentive gain-time that the Department of Corrections may grant a prisoner for offenses committed on or after a specified date; providing that persons convicted of a noncapital offense and sentenced for a term of life qualify for conditional release, subject to certain terms and conditions, etc.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/18/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 88 |
| 1/9/2018 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 88 |
| 3/10/2018 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice |
