CS/SB 662 (2021) -  Resentencing

General Bill by Judiciary and Brandes (CO-SPONSORS) Rouson
Resentencing: Authorizing the state attorney of a judicial circuit in which an offender was sentenced for a felony offense to petition the sentencing court to resentence the offender if the original sentence no longer advances the interests of justice; authorizing a court to grant or deny the petition; requiring a court to provide an opportunity for victims of the offender’s crimes to present statements, etc.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021, and shall apply to all offenders regardless of the date of the offense
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/02/21 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1459 Subject: Resentencing for Felony Offenses Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/4/2021 9:08:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/1/2021 1:13:51 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 03/11/2021 - 2:02 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 231 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/04/2021 - 9:47 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 83 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/21, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/25/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 83 Time: 01/28/2021 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/14/2021 - 10:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
921.30