Committee hears House Bill 1417 on tiered sanctions, supervision fees and indigent defense fees

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1417, which sponsors described as a set of statutory changes to community supervision and court fees aimed at reducing admissions to prison from parole and probation violations.

Representative Lawrence Clamine, sponsor, said the bill updates definitions, introduces recommended tiered sentencing for technical supervision violations, eliminates a $55 monthly supervision fee and removes an application fee and court‑ordered recoupment for indigent defense. “These sanctions both say that an individual, following a decision by the court or parole board to revoke supervision due to a technical violation, may be subject to 15 days in jail for the first revocation, up to 30 days in jail for the second revocation, and up to 90 days for the third,” Clamine said while stressing those are recommendations and not mandatory limits.

Clamine and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) witnesses tied the bill to findings from the interim Justice Reinvestment reentry…