SB 482 (2021) -  Criminal Sentencing

General Bill by Bracy (CO-SPONSORS) Brandes; Pizzo
Criminal Sentencing: Increasing the number of sentence points below which the court is required to impose a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances; providing that a sentencing judge’s decision regarding sentencing is guided by the computed recommended sentencing range, from the lowest permissible sentence to the highest recommended prison sentence; increasing the minimum number of sentence points for a state prison sanction; revising the calculation of the lowest permissible sentence, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/09/21 11:45 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1615 Subject: Sentencing Calculations Under the Criminal Punishment Code Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1904 Subject: Sentencing Calculations Under the Criminal Punishment Code Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/10/2021 10:00:52 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/8/2021 12:18:13 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 03/10/2021 - 10:33 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 238 Time: 03/09/2021 - 3:38 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/21, 11:45 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/04/2021 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 69 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 69 Time: 01/15/2021 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2021 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.082 SB 210, SB 568, HB 1127, SB 1498, HB 6019
921.002 HB 235, SB 472, CS/SB 1032, HB 1215, HB 1243, SB 1498, SB 1578, HB 1615, SB 1904, CS/SB 1908
921.0024 CS/SB 232, SB 478, HB 799, SB 1498, HB 1545, HB 1615, SB 1904