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Bill fixes court-of-appeals ruling on time‑served for probation revocation cases; committee passes measure
Summary
HB 535 would ensure time sitting in jail awaiting probation revocation hearings counts the same as time served in other criminal contexts, reversing a court‑of‑appeals interpretation in Kellum that produced inconsistent results; committee approved the bill with support from corrections stakeholders.
Representative Smith presented House Bill 535 to address inconsistent calculations of time served following the Court of Appeals decision in Kellum. The sponsor said Kellum created a rule that jailed time awaiting probation-revocation hearings counted as time on probation rather than as…
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