House Bill 907 Summary

• Establishes a pilot reentry court program in six circuit court districts (First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth) that allows judges to recommend eligible defendants participate in a rehabilitation and workforce development program lasting up to three years.

• Eligible defendants must meet specific criteria including: sentencing of 20 years or less, no prior sex offense convictions, no conviction for crimes of violence (except house burglary), no habitual offender sentencing, and no pending violent crime charges.

• Participating defendants must waive their right to trial, enter a guilty plea, and agree to complete the program; upon successful completion, the court suspends the remainder of the sentence and places the defendant on probation for up to three years under intensive reentry court supervision.

• Defendants ineligible for parole or "good time" credits while in the program; technical violations can result in up to 90 days at a Technical Violation Center, while program failures result in serving all or part of the suspended sentence.

• The program automatically expires July 1, 2025, with the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review required to report on program effectiveness to the Legislature by December 1, 2025.