Bill Title: Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-11 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [H7048 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Cherie Cruz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edith Ajello [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Morales [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Stewart [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jose Batista [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brianna Henries [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-064	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Megan Cotter [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Enrique Sanchez [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Leonela Felix [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Solomon [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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