BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 6370: Earned release time
Clarifying earned release provisions that apply to city and county jails.
Summary
- Offenders serving jail sentences, or that are in city or county farms, camps, work release programs and facilities, or special detention facilities, for serious violent offenses or sex offenses that are class A felonies committed after July 1, 2004, are able to earn a maximum of 10 percent earned release time instead of 15 percent.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 19, 2004
- Out of committeeFeb 5, 2004
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Adam Kline (D-37)
- Introduced
- January 19, 2004 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 1, 2004
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to a clarification of the earned release time provisions for offenders held in city or county jails;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Adam Kline (D-37)
2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- JUD - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
SB 6370 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6370 (2019–20) Individuals in DOC custody
- SB 6370 (2017–18) PSERS/unreduced retire age
- SB 6370 (2015–16) Child care worker records
- SB 6370 (2013–14) Highway worker spouse, child
- SB 6370 (2011–12) Electr utility resource plan
- SB 6370 (2009–10) Banks and trust companies
- SB 6370 (2007–08) Alarm system licensing
- SB 6370 (2005–06) Nonprofit prprty tx exemptn