Sentencing

State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5, relative to sexual offenses. [SB-678] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, provides that if the victim in an aggravated sexual battery was less than 18 or was mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, then such battery remains a Class B felony, and the defendant must be punished as a Range II offender; provides that the sentence imposed upon the defendant may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case lower than Range II. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn White Effective Date(s) 07/01/2025 on 05/13/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, relative to criminal sentencing. [SB-475] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
As introduced, reduces the percentage of sentence that a person convicted of first degree murder on or after July 1, 1995, and sentenced to life imprisonment is required to serve before becoming eligible for release from 100 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained to 60 percent of 60 years less sentence credits earned and retained; prohibits a defendant becoming eligible for parole before serving 25 years of the sentence, if the defendant was 25 years of age or younger at the time of the offense, or 30 years of the sentence, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Janince Bowling Failed In Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/25/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Criminal Code Amendments [HB-353] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Criminal Code Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brady Brammer Became Law W/o Governor Signature In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/27/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-302, relative to sentencing requirements for certain misdemeanor offenders. [HB-371] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general sessions court to pay for and complete a cognitive behavioral training course; requires the offender to provide proof of course completion to the court or the court’s designee within the time period specified by the court. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway Effective Date(s) 07/01/2025 on 05/27/2025

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 114th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-302, relative to sentencing requirements for certain misdemeanor offenders. [SB-300] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general sessions court to pay for and complete a cognitive behavioral training course; requires the offender to provide proof of course completion to the court or the court’s designee within the time period specified by the court. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-302.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kerry Roberts Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 481 on 05/27/2025

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 34th Legislature

Pretrial Services Supervision Agrmnts [SB-71] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
An Act relating to pretrial services supervision agreements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/24/2025

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 34th Legislature

Board Of Parole: Membership, Report [SB-62] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
An Act relating to the board of parole; and providing for an effective date.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elvira Gray-Jackson Sta Rpt Recd Await Transmittal Nxt on 04/09/2025

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State (Alaska)
Alaska 34th Legislature

Pretrial Services Supervision Agrmnts [HB-66] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
An Act relating to pretrial services supervision agreements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Read The First Time - Referrals on 01/24/2025

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State (Utah)
Utah 2025 General Session

Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Adjustments [SB-155] [Crime ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Adjustments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar To Rules In Senate Rules Committee on 03/07/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Crimes Against Elders. [HB-963] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was sixty years of age or older. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Received From House (hse. Com. No. 308). on 03/06/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Penalties. [HB-836] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Mandates courts to impose an enhanced sentence for theft and burglary offenses over a certain property value threshold. Increases penalties for habitual property crime perpetrators. Targets fencing operations and imposes enhanced sentencing to those who knowingly receive stolen property or resell such property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Dangerous Drugs. [HB-580] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree if the conviction is predicated on the possession of methamphetamine or fentanyl, and progressive mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment if the person has prior convictions predicated on the trafficking of methamphetamine or the possession of methamphetamine or fentanyl.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Holt Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Sentencing. [SB-990] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requires the court to impose a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without possibility of parole or probation for a person convicted of a sexual assault offense.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Referred To Jdc. on 01/23/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Sentencing. [SB-778] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits emerging adult defendants from being sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. (SD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Pass First Reading on 03/06/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Orders For Protection. [HB-383] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura Reported From Hsh (stand. Com. Rep. No. 668) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/14/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Elder Crime Victims. [HB-385] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura Referred To Hsh, Jha, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

Fentanyl; motor vehicle; sentencing [HB-2607] [Crime ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Fentanyl; motor vehicle; sentencing

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Livingston Chapter 85 on 04/18/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Sentencing Of Minor Defendants. [SB-544] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura Act 122, On 05/29/2025 (gov. Msg. No. 1222). on 05/29/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Elder Crime Victims. [SB-278] [Crime ] [Senior Citizens ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Referred To Hhs, Jdc. on 01/21/2025

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Relating To Orders For Protection. [SB-276] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Eliminates the court's ability to suspend mandatory minimum sentences.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi Referred To Jdc. on 01/21/2025

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