Senate Bill 225

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Last Action 03/03/23: 2nd reading, to Rules
Title AN ACT relating to persistent felony offenders.
Bill Documents Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact
Local Mandate
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Bill Request Number 1618
Sponsor B. Storm
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 532.080 to define "violent act against a person"; provide that a jury may fix an enhanced term of imprisonment when they find a defendant to be a persistent felony offender; remove the condition that an offender completed service of the sentence they were imposed within five years prior to the date of the felony that he or she now stands convicted; allow a person who is found to be a persistent felony offender in the first degree who is presently convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony to be eligible for parole if the offense was not violent or a sex crime; prohibit the conviction of possession of a controlled substance in the first degree as a prior felony; amend KRS 439.3405 to conform; RETROACTIVE.
Index Headings of Original Version Crimes and Punishments - Persistent felony offender, jury discretion for an enhanced penalty
Crimes and Punishments - Persistent felony offender, requirements
Criminal Procedure - Persistent felony offender, jury discretion for an enhanced penalty
Criminal Procedure - Persistent felony offender, requirements
Probation and Parole - Persistent felony offender, violent act against a person, parole eligibility
Corrections Impact - Persistent felony offender, jury discretion for an enhanced penalty
Local Mandate - Persistent felony offender, jury discretion for an enhanced penalty
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements

Actions

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02/21/23
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/23/23
  • to Judiciary (S)
03/02/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/03/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statements Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Local Mandate to Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; remove definition of "violent act against a person"; remove conforming amendment.
Index Headings Crimes and Punishments - Persistent felony offender, violent act against a person, removal of definition
Criminal Procedure - Persistent felony offender, violent act against a person, removal of definition
Corrections Impact - Persistent felony offender, violent act against a person, removal of definition
Local Mandate - Persistent felony offender, violent act against a person, removal of definition

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