Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - Violent Offenders - Penalties (Accountability for Violent Criminals Act of 2018)
Sponsored by: The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Bates, Cassilly, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jennings, Norman, Ready, Reilly, Salling, Serafini, and Waugh
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Increasing the amount of time a certain inmate who is sentenced to life imprisonment must serve before parole eligibility; eliminating parole eligibility for certain violent offenders under certain circumstances; restricting a court from ordering a certain substance use evaluation and commitment for a certain defendant charged with, convicted of, or serving a sentence for a crime of violence under certain circumstances; and making the provisions of the Act severable.

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Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0100

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/17/2018 Legislative Date 1/17/2018 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Violent Offenders - Penalties (Accountability for Violent Criminals Act of 2018) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/18/2018 Legislative Date 1/18/2018 Action Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/17/2018	1/17/2018	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Violent Offenders - Penalties (Accountability for Violent Criminals Act of 2018)
Senate	1/18/2018	1/18/2018	Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

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