HB 297: Criminal Rehabilitation
GENERAL BILL by Hart
Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 72 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; provides for amounts to be awarded; revises limits on awards.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/3/2025 | House |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 316.027 | Crash involving death or personal injuries. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 316.1935 | Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 381.004 | HIV testing. | Page 12 (pdf) |
| 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 20 (pdf) |
| 775.0845 | Wearing mask while committing offense; reclassification. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 775.0847 | Possession or promotion of certain images of child pornography; reclassification. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 775.0861 | Offenses against persons on the grounds of religious institutions; reclassification. | Page 25 (pdf) |
| 775.0862 | Sexual offenses against students by authority figures; reclassification. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 775.087 | Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 775.0875 | Unlawful taking, possession, or use of law enforcement officer’s firearm; crime reclassification; penalties. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 777.03 | Accessory after the fact. | Page 29 (pdf) |
| 777.04 | Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 784.07 | Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. | Page 30 (pdf) |
| 794.011 | Sexual battery. | Page 31 (pdf) |
| 794.0115 | Dangerous sexual felony offender; mandatory sentencing. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 794.0116 | Sexual offenses by persons previously convicted of sexual offenses. | Page 32 (pdf) |
| 794.023 | Sexual battery by multiple perpetrators; reclassification of offenses. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 810.145 | Digital voyeurism. | Page 33 (pdf) |
| 812.081 | Theft of or trafficking in trade secrets; definitions; penalties; providing to foreign entities; restitution. | Page 34 (pdf) |
| 817.568 | Criminal use of personal identification information. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 831.032 | Offenses involving forging or counterfeiting private labels. | Page 36 (pdf) |
| 843.22 | Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 874.04 | Gang-related offenses; enhanced penalties. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 921.002 | The Criminal Punishment Code. | Page 2 (pdf) |
| 944.275 | Gain-time. | Page 4 (pdf) |
| 944.281 | Ineligibility to earn gain-time due to disciplinary action. | Page 39 (pdf) |
| 944.473 | Inmate substance abuse testing program. | Page 39 (pdf) |
| 944.70 | Conditions for release from incarceration. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 944.801 | Education for state prisoners. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 947.005 | Definitions. | Page 43 (pdf) |
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