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Panel backs cleanup to probation revocation rules, exempts specialty courts from automatic revocation
Summary
House Bill 214, a tidy-up measure addressing probation revocation and the statutory removal of 'street credit,' was reported favorably by the House Committee on Criminal Justice after debate about judicial discretion and drug‑court participants.
The House Committee on Criminal Justice reported House Bill 214 favorably on April 16 after debate over statutory cleanup to probation revocation rules.
Chairwoman Debbie Villio explained HB 214 corrects a drafting oversight after a prior repeal of “street credit” and removes references that could be read to allow good‑time or street credit while a defendant is on probation. She told members the bill “mandates the revocation of a felony probation when the defendant…
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