HB 1231: Criminal Sentencing
GENERAL BILL by Hogan Johnson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin
Criminal Sentencing; Increases sentence points requiring nonstate sanction in certain circumstances; requires findings for sentences above maximum sentence recommended under Criminal Punishment Code; removes authority for judge to impose sentence up to statutory maximum for probation & community control violations; removes provision limiting appeals of sentences to circumstances when sentence is lower than lowest permissible sentence or other specified circumstances; increases minimum number of sentence points for state prison sanction; revises calculation of lowest permissible sentence in prison months.
Effective Date: 7/1/2019
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/5/2019 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 124 |
| 3/8/2019 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 377 |
| 5/3/2019 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
