HB301 Summary

• Establishes a list of 28 categories of criminal offenses classified as "felonies dangerous to human life," including capital murder, sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery, burglary, arson, domestic violence, human trafficking, and offenses involving deadly weapons used from vehicles or dwellings.

• Imposes mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years for possessing or brandishing a firearm during commission of a felony dangerous to human life, and 15 years for discharging a firearm during such offense; second or subsequent violations carry additional 20-year minimum sentences.

• Prohibits firearm possession by individuals charged with and released on bond or personal recognizance for a felony dangerous to human life, with violations punishable as Class B felony (5 years minimum) or Class A felony (10 years minimum) on second offense.

• Prohibits firearm possession by individuals convicted of a felony dangerous to human life within the preceding 25-year period, with same penalties as bond violations.

• All sentences imposed under this bill must run consecutively with other sentences and exclude probation, community corrections, suspended sentences, early release programs, and good time credits.