HB 659 (2018) -  Criminal Justice

General Bill by Alexander
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
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1194 Subject: Criminal Justice Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 304 Subject: Conditional Release Program Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2018 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/27/2017 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/27/2017 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 11/27/2017 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/27/2017 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/14/2017 - 8:42 AM Member: Alexander Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.082 HB 355, CS/SB 570*, SB 866, SB 1194, CS/SB 1214, SB 1416, HB 6031, CS/HB 7017
921.002 SB 1194
944.275 SB 1194, SB 1416, HB 6031
947.1405 SB 304, SB 880, SB 1194, CS/SB 1214, CS/HB 7017

(*) Not the latest version