SB 504: Criminal Convictions
GENERAL BILL by Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman
Criminal Convictions; Revising the principles embodied by the Criminal Punishment Code as it relates to punishment and rehabilitation; authorizing the Department of Corrections to grant deductions from sentences in the form of good behavior time, rehabilitation credits, and outstanding deed awards, rather than solely for gain-time, for specified purposes; revising the “tentative release date” the department must calculate for each prisoner based on his or her good behavior time, rehabilitation credits, and outstanding deed awards; requiring the department to grant good behavior time, rather than basic gain-time, as a means of encouraging satisfactory behavior and developing character traits necessary for successful reentry to the community, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Judiciary (JU)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/14/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/3/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 29 |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 29 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Judiciary |
