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AR HB1238

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/24/2019

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Petty

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Code § 16-90-1304(a) to modify eligibility requirements for sentence discharge consideration
  • Allows a person to apply for sentence discharge "at any time after" accumulating enough days through served and earned time, rather than only "when" they first accumulate the required days
  • A person remains eligible for discharge consideration once they have accumulated combined served and earned time equal to their total imposed sentence
  • Expands the timing window for filing discharge applications to provide ongoing eligibility rather than a single point in time

Legislative Description

Concerning The Time Period Applicable For An Application For Discharge Of A Sentence.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

4/24/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/31/2019
Judiciary1/23/2019

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