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2023 SESSION
HB 2013 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
Introduced by: Les R. Adams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty. Makes changes to the definition of a technical violation as it pertains to the revocation of suspension of sentence and probation. The bill also provides that upon a first technical violation, if the court originally suspended the imposition of sentence, the court shall revoke such suspension and again suspend all of this sentence and upon a second or subsequent violation, the court may pronounce whatever sentence might have been originally imposed. The bill also specifies that a violation of a term or condition included in the definition of technical violation shall not be considered a special or specific term or condition for sentencing purposes.
The bill also provides that the court may fix the period of probation and the period of suspension for up to the statutory maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imposed for any felony offense and up to two years for an offense punishable as a Class 1 or Class 2 misdemeanor. Currently, the limitation on periods of probation and periods of suspension is up to the statutory maximum period of imprisonment for any offense.
The bill also adds the offense of crimes against nature committed on or after July 1, 2023, to the list of offenses for which if some period of the sentence for such offense is suspended, the judge is required to order that period of suspension be for the length of time equal to the statutory maximum period for which the defendant might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100750D pdf | impact statements
- 02/15/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107002D-S1 pdf | impact statements
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100750D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/15/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/15/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107002D-S1
- 02/15/23 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/23 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/23 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Recommitted to Judiciary
- 03/02/23 Senate: Left in Judiciary