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AR HB1713

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Mark Lowery

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Adds murder in the second degree (§ 5-10-103) to the list of crimes classified as "seventy-percent offenses" under Arkansas law
  • Persons convicted of murder in the second degree committed after the effective date of this act must serve 70% of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole or community correction transfer
  • Establishes that parole eligibility for murder in the second degree offenses committed after the act's effective date is governed by § 16-93-618 rather than § 16-93-614
  • Renumbers existing offense categories in § 16-93-618(a)(1) to accommodate murder in the second degree as the new subsection (B)

Legislative Description

To Establish Murder In The Second Degree As A Seventy-percent Crime.

Last Action

Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment

5/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2017

Full Bill Text

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