Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.
Summary
Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement.Reduces from 12 months to 364 days the maximum term of confinementin jail for a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Motion to refer to committee agreed to
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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