Bill Summary

HB 659 Criminal Justice (2018 Session)
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Sponsors
by Alexander
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Summary
Criminal Justice: Requires defendant sentenced for primary offense of possession of controlled substance committed on or after specified date to be sentenced to nonstate prison sanction unless court makes specified written findings; authorizes motion to depart from mandatory minimum term if offense is committed on or after specified date; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to minimum term of imprisonment; revises incentive gain-time provisions; provides that inmates convicted of noncapital offenses & sentenced to life qualify for conditional release under certain conditions. Effective Date: October 1, 2018
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
11/14/17
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Filed
11/27/17
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
11/27/17
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/25/18
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/10/18
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/10/18
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Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0659
Filed on 11/14/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
775.082
921.002
944.275
947.1405
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