KY HB446 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-18 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 197.045 to expand the educational good time award to 90 days and to authorize a good time credit for successful completion of a substance abuse program; amend KRS 439.3401 to allow a violent offender to accumulate good time, but only allow educational, substance abuse treatment, or meritorious service good time awards to reduce the prisoner's required time of incarceration below the 85% level.

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Title

AN ACT relating to prisoners.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-18 to Judiciary (H)
2010-02-17 introduced in House

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