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CS/SB 572: Release from Imprisonment

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Release from Imprisonment; Revising a principle of the Criminal Punishment Code relating to a prisoner’s required minimum term of imprisonment; revising the incentive gain-time that the Department of Corrections may grant a prisoner; authorizing the department to extend the limits of confinement to allow an inmate to participate in supervised community release, subject to certain requirements, as prescribed by the department by rule, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/18/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 44
    11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Not Considered
    12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/10/19, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    12/10/2019 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 133
    12/11/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    12/13/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 44
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 128
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • CS/SB 572, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2019 at 3:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 189 Gain-time Hart, McGhee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 394 Gain-time Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.084 Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms. Page 7 (pdf)
    921.002 The Criminal Punishment Code. Page 2 (pdf), Page 8 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 3 (pdf)
    945.091 Extension of the limits of confinement; restitution by employed inmates. Page 6 (pdf)
    946.503 Definitions to be used with respect to correctional work programs. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • SB 572, Original Filed Version Posted 10/18/2019 at 8:30 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/8/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    100336 - Amendment
    Delete lines 38 - 69 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bracy)     		11/12/2019
    10:45 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    244404 - Amendment
    Delete lines 74 - 75 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		11/8/2019
    4:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/10/2019 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.084 Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.002 The Criminal Punishment Code. Page 6 (pdf)
    944.275 Gain-time. Page 2 (pdf)
    945.091 Extension of the limits of confinement; restitution by employed inmates. Page 4 (pdf)
    946.503 Definitions to be used with respect to correctional work programs. Page 7 (pdf)

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