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Committee approves bill draft to allow up to one year probation for misdemeanors
Summary
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to sponsor bill draft 27 LSO 1 17, which would let courts impose up to one year of probation for misdemeanor offenses (unless another statute provides otherwise); the measure passed on a roll-call sponsor vote (13 ayes, 1 excused).
The Joint Judiciary Committee voted to sponsor bill draft 27 LSO 1 17, a staff-drafted change that would permit courts to impose up to one year of probation for misdemeanor offenses unless another statute explicitly prescribes a different term. LSO staff told the panel the draft includes conforming edits and would be effective July 1, 2027.
Mister Fuller, the LSO presenter, described the draft: "this bill draft would amend the maximum term of probation for misdemeanor offenses to 1 year," and said the change preserves longer probation periods for specific offenses that currently authorize them. After public testimony and committee discussion, Chair called for a roll-call sponsor vote; the clerk recorded 13 ayes and one excused, and the chair announced the draft will be a judiciary bill next session. The committee emphasized the draft is focused on probation and does not itself change fines.
