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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 413 2024 Regular Session Miller
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
CRIME/PUNISHMENT. Prohibits early termination of probation and parole for
certain offenses. (8/1/24)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Make technical changes.
2. Remove provisions relative to early termination of parole.
3. Relative to termination of probation or suspended sentence, move proposed
law relative to vehicular negligent injuring from provisions of present law
pertaining to felony cases to provisions of present law pertaining to
misdemeanor cases.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
DIGEST
SB 413 Reengrossed 2024 Regular Session Miller
Present law (C.Cr.P. Art. 893) provides that the court may terminate probation as
"satisfactorily completed" at any time if a final determination is made that the defendant is
in compliance with all other terms and conditions of his probation.
Proposed law provides that a court will not terminate probation early if proposed law making
certain offenses ineligible for earned compliance credits prohibits doing so.
Present law (C.Cr.P. Art. 897) provides that in a felony case, the court may terminate
probation early, or as unsatisfactory, and discharge the defendant at any time after the
expiration of one year of probation in certain circumstances.
Proposed law provides that the court, for a conviction of operating a vehicle while
intoxicated, vehicular homicide, or first degree vehicular negligent injuring, shall not
terminate probation early, or as unsatisfactory, and discharge the defendant.
Present law provides that in a misdemeanor case, the court may terminate the defendant's
suspended sentence or probation and discharge him at any time when certain conditions are
met.
Proposed law amends present law to prohibit the termination of the defendant's suspended
sentence or probation if the offense is vehicular negligent injuring.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Arts. 893(I)(4) and 897(A)(intro. para.) and (B)(intro. para.))
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Thomas L. Tyler
Division Director