The House Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 286 on credit time sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. Author Sen. Freeman presented the bill testifying for the need to keep habitual offenders incarcerated for longer periods of time. The bill also permits pretrial defendants to earn accrued time and good time credit time while on home detention, removes Class P credit provision, adds a … [Read more...] about Credit time
sentencing
Sex offenses
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 301 on sex offenses sponsored by Rep. Negele. The bill establishes an alternative sentencing range for certain child molesting cases and adds rape to the definition of a credit restricted felon. An amendment was adopted to increase the maximum sentence for a person convicted of child molesting from 40 to 50 years under certain … [Read more...] about Sex offenses
Machine guns
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1365 sponsored by Sen. Freeman, Sen. Pol, and Sen. Hunley on machine guns. The author, Rep. Gore, presented the bill which revises, for purposes of an enhancement and certain criminal offenses, a definition of "machine gun". The bill also provides that particular criminal offenses concerning machine guns do not … [Read more...] about Machine guns
Electronic monitoring standards
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 445 on electronic monitoring standards sponsored by Rep. McNamara and Rep. Steuerwald. The bill was authored by Sen. Walker and Sen. Bohacek and makes various updates to the electronic monitoring language passed last year and authorizes the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council to establish electronic monitoring standards and … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring standards
Home detention
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1287 on home detention sponsored by Sen. Koch.The author, Rep. Meltzer,introduced the bill which allows a court to place a person convicted of certain crimes directly in a community corrections program, repeals the offense of unauthorized absence from home detention, a Class A misdemeanor, and repeals a provision … [Read more...] about Home detention