HCSHB1133--CREDITFORJAILTIME
SPONSOR: Perkins
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonCorrectionsandPublicInstitutionsbyavoteof9to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
1133.
Thisbillmodifiesprovisionsrelatingtocredittowardtheservice
ofasentenceofimprisonmentbychangingthebeginningofthe
creditaccrualtoaftertheoffenseoccurred,asopposedtothe
currentprovisionofafterconviction. Thiscreditmustbebased
uponthecertificationofthesheriff,andmaybesupplementedbya
certificateofasherifforothercustodialofficerfromanother
jurisdictionhavingheldthepersononthechargeoftheoffense
forwhichthesentenceisordered.
Thecourt,whenpronouncingsentence,mayawardadditionalcredit
fortimespentinprison,jail,orcustodybeforethecommencement
ofthesentenceforthoseinwhichthepersonwasincarcerated,but
forwhomnodetainerorwarrantwasserved.Thetotalamountof
creditmustnotbemorethanthenumberofdaysbetweenthedateof
theoffenseandthecommencementofthesentence.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthishelpsaddressthevarious
nuanceswhenawardingjailtimecredit,suchasdefendantmobility
throughoutthestate,providingcreditfortimealreadyserved,and
ensuringthatnooffenderorinmatewouldberequiredtododouble-
time.Post-convictionmotionsrelatingtorecalculationandre-
sentencingmaybereducedaswell.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Perkins;
MissouriCircuitJudges’Association;GlennWilliams;MaryHarris;
MOStateConferenceofNAACP;MaryFox;andJonBeetem.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.