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HB 1960 Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences; modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin [D]  FAILED.

Eliminates mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes. The bill also directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convicted of a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement. The bill directs the work group to provide certain recommendations and to collect data relevant to the persons who may be eligible for a resentencing hearing, including the offenses for which such persons were convicted, the sentences that such persons received, and the number of years such persons have served for the offense for which there was a mandatory minimum term of confinement. The bill requires the work group to report such findings to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by November 1, 2023.

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01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100523D
01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

01/24/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
01/25/23  House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 3-N)

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SB 888 Imprisonment; consecutive terms.  FAILED.
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey [D]
Eliminates the required imposition of mandatory consecutive sentences of imprisonment.

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01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

01/16/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)

01/23/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
01/23/23  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
01/23/23  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)

02/09/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

02/14/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

02/15/23  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)

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