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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 1806 Suspension or modification of sentence; transfer to the Department of Corrections.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Suspension or modification of sentence; transfer to the Department of Corrections. Provides that if a person has been sentenced for a felony to the Department of Corrections (the Department), the court that heard the case, if it appears compatible with the public interest and there are circumstances in mitigation of the offense, may, at any time before the person is transferred to the Department, or within 60 days of such transfer, suspend or otherwise modify the unserved portion of such a sentence. Under current law, the court may only suspend or otherwise modify the unserved portion of such a sentence prior to the transfer of such person to the Department.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101785D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1806ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY

• 01/05/21  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101785D
• 01/05/21  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/14/21  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/15/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/21  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/21  House: Read first time
• 01/22/21  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/25/21  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/21  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/05/21  Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/21  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/21  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/21  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/17/21  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/17/21  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/21  Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to
• 02/17/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/17/21  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/21  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/21  House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/21  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/21  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1806ER)
• 02/24/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/25/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/21  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
• 02/26/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/18/21  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 176 (effective 7/1/21)
• 03/18/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176)