AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SECOND LOOK SENTENCING ACT
Summary
Establishes the second look act and would permit incarcerated individuals to petition the sentencing court to consider a motion to reduce a sentence after the defendant has served at least ten (10) years of the sentence.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action Apr 2, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
04/02/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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