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SB 1516: Criminal Sentencing

GENERAL BILL by Bracy

Criminal Sentencing; Increasing the number of sentence points below which the court is required to impose a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances; providing that a sentencing judge’s decision regarding sentencing is guided by the computed recommended sentencing range, from the lowest permissible sentence to the highest recommended prison sentence; increasing the minimum number of sentence points for a state prison sanction, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 201
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 201
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary