Rules Committee adopts amendment requiring jury instructions to include minimum time‑served information
House Bill 2105, described by the sponsor as a cleanup to 2024 felony‑sentencing modernization (House Bill 1792), was amended to change 'may' to 'shall' so judges must include minimum time‑served requirements in jury instructions; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill as passed.
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Chairman Osborne explained an amendment to House Bill 2105 that changes the word “may” to “shall” in the section governing whether minimum time‑served requirements are included in jury instructions. Osborne said the change makes the inclusion of minimum time‑served requirements mandatory rather than discretionary and that the instruction will present the minimum time‑served as a percentage when included.
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