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Committee advances bill clarifying parole eligibility and 'good time' rules
Summary
House Bill 208, offered by Chairwoman Debbie Villio, cleared committee after discussion clarifying that certain changes from the 2024 crime session are intended as non-retroactive, and that disciplinary-free time for parole eligibility is 36 months consistent with Act 11.
The House Committee on Criminal Justice on April 16 reported House Bill 208 favorably. Chairwoman Debbie Villio said the bill provides cleanup language to clarify how recently enacted parole reforms apply to various groups of offenders.
Villio told the committee HB 208 “is simply a clean up bill from the crime session parole bill” and outlined three targeted clarifications: the application of “good time” only for offenses committed on or after Aug. 1, 2024; how split sentences should be served when good-time and probationary periods both apply;…
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