KY HB479 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-15 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Amend KRS 532.050 to require the inclusion of a preliminary calculation of sentencing credit awarded for prior confinement to be included in a presentence report; amend KRS 532.120 to transfer the responsibility for awarded sentence credit for prior confinement from a sentencing court to the Department of Corrections, except where the credit would entitle the defendant to immediate discharge upon pronouncement of sentence; amend KRS 197.045 to divide the allowable types of sentencing credits into mandatory and discretionary categories; amend KRS 439.3401 to conform.
Title
AN ACT relating to criminal sentencing credits.
Sponsors
| Rep. Thomas Kerr [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-15 | to Judiciary (H) | |
| 2011-02-14 | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB479.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB479/bill.doc |
