Committee advances bill to count jail time during probation-revocation proceedings
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 535, which would reverse a Court of Appeals interpretation and require time spent in jail awaiting a probation-revocation hearing to count as time served the same as in other pre-sentence custody. The measure includes a carve‑out preventing credit when delay is caused by reporting issues.
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House Bill 535, presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee as a corrective measure to a Court of Appeals ruling, would make time spent in jail awaiting a probation‑revocation hearing count as time served in the same manner as other pre‑sentence custody.
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