Enhanced earned sentence credits; eligibility of person convicted of firearm-related offense.
Summary
Enhanced earned sentence credits; exemptions; firearm-related offense; felony conviction while a prisoner. Removes any person convicted of a felony offense involving a firearmfrom eligibility for enhanced earned sentence credits and restricts any person convicted of a felony for an offense that occurred whilea prisoner in a local, state, or community correctional facilityfrom receiving any further earned sentence credits.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Wyatt
RRepublican
Co
Chad Green
RRepublican
Co
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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