Committee reports out bill consolidating last year's felony-sentencing changes into the criminal code
House Bill 2104 was presented as a technical update that moves provisions from last year's felony sentencing modernization into the criminal code without substantive change; the committee reported it out as due pass and confirmed the effective date remains Jan. 1, 2026.
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Chairman Osborne presented amendments to House Bill 2104 and described the measure as a technical consolidation of the felony sentencing modernization enacted last year (House Bill 1792). He said the intent is to place the prior changes into the criminal code so the statutory text reflects existing law, not to change penalties or sentencing percentages.
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