Sentencing

State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116, relative to drug offenses. [SB-2753]
As enacted, permits a defendant who was convicted and sentenced for an offense committed in a drug-free school zone under prior law to petition the original sentencing court to be resentenced pursuant to current law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Raumesh Akbari Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/08/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to sentencing. [HB-2657]
As enacted, enacts the "Transparency In Sentencing For Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Williams Effective Date(s) 07/01/2022 on 05/04/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing. [HB-2656]
As enacted, requires that a person convicted of certain offenses serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed; requires that a person convicted of certain other offenses serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Gant Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 988 on 05/09/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116, relative to drug offenses. [HB-2603]
As enacted, permits a defendant who was convicted and sentenced for an offense committed in a drug-free school zone under prior law to petition the original sentencing court to be resentenced pursuant to current law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel McKenzie Assigned To S/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee on 02/08/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to sentencing. [SB-2288]
As enacted, allows a court to revoke a defendant's probation and suspension of sentence for a misdemeanor offense based upon one instance of a technical violation or violations; specifies that the court may revoke the defendant's probation and suspension of sentence in full or in part, and may sentence the defendant to a sentence of probation for the remainder of the unexpired term; adds "contacting the defendant's victim in violation of a condition of probation or parole" as an act that may result in revocation of probation or parole. - Amends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bell Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 1060 on 06/01/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing. [SB-2248]
As enacted, requires that a person convicted of certain offenses serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed; requires that a person convicted of certain other offenses serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Randy McNally Effective Date(s) 07/01/2022 on 05/09/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Lifetime injunction; crime victim [SB-1653]
Lifetime injunction; crime victim

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sine Kerr Chapter 278 on 06/07/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Sentencing; mandatory minimum; exception [SB-1648]
Sentencing; mandatory minimum; exception

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston Senate Read Second Time on 02/02/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to sentencing. [SB-2183]
As enacted, enacts the "Transparency In Sentencing For Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Randy McNally Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 952 on 05/04/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to sentencing. [HB-2118]
As enacted, allows a court to revoke a defendant's probation and suspension of sentence for a misdemeanor offense based upon one instance of a technical violation or violations; specifies that the court may revoke the defendant's probation and suspension of sentence in full or in part, and may sentence the defendant to a sentence of probation for the remainder of the unexpired term; adds "contacting the defendant's victim in violation of a condition of probation or parole" as an act that may result in revocation of probation or parole. - Amends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Lamberth Effective Date(s) 07/01/2022 on 06/01/2022

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 32nd Legislature

Dv Council;ak Crim Just Data Analys Comm [HB-291]
An Act relating to the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; establishing the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the membership, powers, and duties of the Alaska Criminal Justice Data Analysis Commission; relating to the duties of the Judicial Council; and extending the termination date of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Geran Tarr Effective Date(s) Of Law 9/27/22 on 06/30/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentences of death. [SB-2008]
As enacted, authorizes a member of the clergy who has been preparing a condemned person for death, rather than a priest or minister of the gospel, to witness the person's execution. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bell Effective Date(s) 03/24/2022 on 04/04/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Historical prior felony conviction; definition [SB-1449]
Historical prior felony conviction; definition

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Andrade Senate Read Second Time on 01/31/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to release eligibility. [SB-1988]
As introduced, requires a person convicted of aggravated assault or aggravated robbery, committed on or after July 1, 2022, to serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court, or no less than 85 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence reduction credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Rose Failed In Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/29/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Credit For Time Of Detention Prior To Sentence. [HB-2074]
Clarifies that defendants shall not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki Act 110, On 06/17/2022 (gov. Msg. No. 1210). on 06/17/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Credit For Time Of Detention Prior To Sentence. [SB-3042]
Clarifies that defendants may not earn credit on a sentence imposed for a subsequent conviction for time being served on a previous felony conviction.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Introduced. on 01/26/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35, relative to sexual offenses. [SB-1807]
As introduced, adds the offense of rape to the offenses for which a defendant is not eligible for probation under the Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee on 04/26/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to release eligibility. [HB-1767]
As introduced, requires a person convicted of aggravated assault or aggravated robbery, committed on or after July 1, 2022, to serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court, or no less than 85 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence reduction credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Griffey Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Finance, Ways, And Means Subcommittee Of Finance, Ways, And Means Committee on 04/26/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Second degree murder; sentencing [HB-2355]
Second degree murder; sentencing

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Burges Chapter 245 on 05/20/2022

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 112th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentences of death. [HB-1691]
As enacted, authorizes a member of the clergy who has been preparing a condemned person for death, rather than a priest or minister of the gospel, to witness the person's execution. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scotty Campbell Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 735 on 04/04/2022

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