CD CORR-SENTENCE CREDIT
Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Permits offenders subject to the truth in sentencing provisions of the Code to earn sentence credit for good conduct in specific instances as the Director of Corrections deems proper. Permits offenders subject to the truth in sentencing provisions of the Code to earn sentence credit for educational, vocational, substance abuse, behavior modification programs, life skills courses, re-entry planning, and correctional industry programs. Provides that sentence credit earned shall not reduce the sentence of the prisoner to less than: (1) 75% (rather than 85%) of his or her sentence if the prisoner is required to serve 85% of his or her sentence; and (2) 90% of his or her sentence if the prisoner is required to serve 100% of his or her sentence. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Last action Nov 30, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
2
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Jun 23, 2020
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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