HB 659: Criminal Justice
GENERAL BILL by Alexander
Criminal Justice; Requires defendant sentenced for primary offense of possession of controlled substance committed on or after specified date to be sentenced to nonstate prison sanction unless court makes specified written findings; authorizes motion to depart from mandatory minimum term if offense is committed on or after specified date; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to minimum term of imprisonment; revises incentive gain-time provisions; provides that inmates convicted of noncapital offenses & sentenced to life qualify for conditional release under certain conditions.
Effective Date: 10/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/27/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 59 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 59 |
| 3/10/2018 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
