Bill Summary

SB 504 Criminal Convictions (2022 Session)
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Sponsors
by Perry Co Sponsors: Berman
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2022
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committees of reference
» S Judiciary
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
10/14/21
SENATE
Filed
11/03/21
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
03/12/22
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/14/22
SENATE
Died in Judiciary
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bill text & filed amendments
0504
Filed on 10/14/21
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Statute Citations
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