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Relating to criminal law including the disclosure of communications in professional confidence to a defendant and criminal sentencing and corrections, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People accused of certain serious crimes would not be allowed to see private, confidential records unless the person who holds those records agrees to share them. Additionally, people convicted of specific felonies like robbery, sexual abuse, or kidnapping would have to serve more time in prison before they can be eligible for parole or work release. Certain sentences for crimes like attempted murder would also be changed so that inmates cannot get a reduction in their sentence through earned time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to criminal law including the disclosure of communications in professional confidence to a defendant and criminal sentencing and corrections, and makes penalties applicable. The bill provides that for purposes of a defendant seeking access to privileged records in a criminal action, the confidentiality privilege shall be absolute and shall not be construed to authorize or require the disclosure of any privileged records to a defendant unless the privilege holder voluntarily waives the confidentiality privilege. Current law requires that a person shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence for the most serious felonies. The bill provides that a person convicted of certain felonies on or after July 1, 2023, except for a violation classified as a class “A” felony, shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least nine-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence.7 (Code chapter 713); and criminal gang participation or gang recruitment (Code chapter 723A).12(1) (minimum sentences for certain felonies), shall be classified as category “C” sentences.2.