Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 If a public employee or official steals more than $10,000, judges can no longer delay or postpone their sentencing. A judge may only suspend a sentence in these cases if the person proves there are special reasons to do so. This rule applies to anyone working for the state, local governments, or school districts, including contractors.1
Read the official explanation
_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from suspending the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000 unless the defendant establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, and the sentencing court finds and states specifically on the record, that mitigating circumstances exist warranting a departure from the otherwise mandatory minimum term of incarceration. 2).
House subcommittee
Named January 25, 2022. On February 1, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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