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HB 227: Criminal Sentencing

GENERAL BILL by Hogan Johnson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani

Criminal Sentencing; Increases sentence points requiring nonstate sanction in certain circumstances; requires findings for sentences above maximum sentence recommended under Criminal Punishment Code; removes provision limiting appeals of sentences to circumstances when sentence is lower than lowest permissible sentence or other specified circumstances; revises calculation of highest & lowest permissible sentences.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Date	Chamber	Action
9/26/2019	House	• Filed
10/10/2019	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 23
1/14/2020	House	• Introduced -HJ 23
3/14/2020	House	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 424	Criminal Sentencing	Bracy	Identical	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice
S 552 (c1)	Sentencing	Brandes	Compare	Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
775.082	Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison.	Page 1 (pdf)
921.002	The Criminal Punishment Code.	Page 2 (pdf)
921.0024	Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets.	Page 4 (pdf)

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