HB 1133: Criminal Justice
GENERAL BILL by Valdes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hart
Criminal Justice; Requires certain defendants sentenced for primary offense of possession of controlled substance to be sentenced to nonstate prison sanction; authorizes defendant to move sentencing court to depart from mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or mandatory fine; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to prisoner's required minimum term of imprisonment; revises provisions relating to incentive gain-time; provides that certain persons convicted of noncapital offense & sentenced for term of life qualify for conditional release.
Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2019 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 117 |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 117 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
