SB 1194 (2018) -  Criminal Justice

by Rouson
Requiring a defendant who is sentenced for a primary offense of possession of a controlled substance committed on or after a specified date to be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances unless the court makes specified written findings; authorizing a defendant to move the sentencing court to depart from a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or a mandatory fine if the offense is committed on or after a specified date; 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 for offenses committed on or after a specified date; providing that persons convicted of a noncapital offense and sentenced for a term of life qualify for conditional release, subject to certain terms and conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Criminal Justice on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

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  • Criminal Justice
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 88 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 88 Time: 12/18/2017 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/07/2017 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __