Bill Text: IA HF524 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act applying earned time to reduce certain mandatory minimum felony sentences.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 356. [HF524 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF524-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
524
BY
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
applying
earned
time
to
reduce
certain
mandatory
minimum
1
felony
sentences.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
903A.5,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
An
inmate
shall
not
be
discharged
from
the
custody
of
the
3
director
of
the
Iowa
department
of
corrections
until
the
inmate
4
has
served
the
full
term
for
which
the
inmate
was
sentenced,
5
less
earned
time
and
other
credits
earned
and
not
forfeited,
6
unless
the
inmate
is
pardoned
or
otherwise
legally
released.
7
Earned
time
accrued
and
not
forfeited
shall
apply
to
reduce
a
8
mandatory
minimum
sentence
being
served
pursuant
to
section
9
124.406
,
124.413
,
902.7
,
902.8
,
902.8A
,
or
902.11
,
or
902.12
.
10
An
inmate
shall
be
deemed
to
be
serving
the
sentence
from
the
11
day
on
which
the
inmate
is
received
into
the
institution.
If
12
an
inmate
was
confined
to
a
county
jail,
municipal
holding
13
facility,
or
other
correctional
or
mental
facility
at
any
time
14
prior
to
sentencing,
or
after
sentencing
but
prior
to
the
case
15
having
been
decided
on
appeal,
because
of
failure
to
furnish
16
bail
or
because
of
being
charged
with
a
nonbailable
offense,
17
the
inmate
shall
be
given
credit
for
the
days
already
served
18
upon
the
term
of
the
sentence.
However,
if
a
person
commits
19
any
offense
while
confined
in
a
county
jail,
municipal
holding
20
facility,
or
other
correctional
or
mental
health
facility,
21
the
person
shall
not
be
granted
credit
for
that
offense.
22
Unless
the
inmate
was
confined
in
a
correctional
facility,
the
23
sheriff
of
the
county
in
which
the
inmate
was
confined
or
the
24
officer
in
charge
of
the
municipal
holding
facility
in
which
25
the
inmate
was
confined
shall
certify
to
the
clerk
of
the
26
district
court
from
which
the
inmate
was
sentenced
and
to
the
27
department
of
corrections’
records
administrator
at
the
Iowa
28
medical
and
classification
center
the
number
of
days
so
served.
29
The
department
of
corrections’
records
administrator,
or
the
30
administrator’s
designee,
shall
apply
credit
as
ordered
by
the
31
court
of
proper
jurisdiction
or
as
authorized
by
this
section
32
and
section
907.3,
subsection
3
.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
earned
time
applied
to
reduce
certain
2
mandatory
minimum
felony
sentences.
3
The
bill
adds
the
felonies
included
in
Code
section
902.12,
4
which
are
subject
to
a
mandatory
minimum
period
of
confinement
5
prior
to
eligibility
for
parole
or
work
release,
to
the
list
of
6
offenses
for
which
earned
time
accrued
and
not
forfeited
shall
7
apply
to
reduce
a
mandatory
minimum
sentence
being
served.
An
8
inmate
is
deemed
to
be
serving
the
sentence
from
the
day
on
9
which
the
inmate
is
received
into
the
institution.
10
The
felonies
described
in
Code
section
902.12
include:
11
murder
in
the
second
degree;
attempted
murder,
except
attempted
12
murder
against
a
peace
officer;
sexual
abuse
in
the
second
13
degree;
kidnapping
in
the
second
degree;
robbery
in
the
first
14
or
second
degree,
except
for
a
conviction
of
robbery
in
the
15
second
degree
that
occurs
on
or
after
July
1,
2016;
vehicular
16
homicide
when
the
person
unintentionally
causes
the
death
of
17
another
by
operating
a
motor
vehicle
while
intoxicated,
or
when
18
the
person
unintentionally
causes
the
death
of
another
in
a
19
reckless
manner
with
willful
or
wanton
disregard
for
the
safety
20
of
persons
or
property,
or
when
the
person
unintentionally
21
causes
the
death
of
another
when
eluding
or
attempting
to
elude
22
a
pursuing
law
enforcement
vehicle
if
the
death
of
the
other
23
person
directly
or
indirectly
results
from
the
violation
and
if
24
the
person
was
also
convicted
of
failing
to
remain
at
the
scene
25
of
an
accident
that
resulted
in
the
death
of
another
person;
26
and
child
endangerment
that
resulted
in
the
death
of
a
child
or
27
minor.
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