AN ACT relating to criminal procedure and sentencing; amending requirements for establishing rules for good time allowances to inmates and parolees; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
Crime
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2020-03-10
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2020
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material did not provide a definition or mention the term 'sentences of record'.
Good Time Allowances for Jail Time
This law changes how inmates and parolees can earn good time credits, allowing them to get credit for time spent in jail before going to a state correctional facility.
What This Bill Does
Changes rules so that inmates or parolees who are waiting in jail before being sent to a state prison can still earn good time credits.
Requires the Governor to work with the Board of Parole and Department of Corrections to make new rules about how these good time credits will be given out by July 1, 2020.
Who It Names or Affects
Inmates and parolees in Wyoming
The Governor of Wyoming
The Board of Parole
The Department of Corrections
Terms To Know
Good time credits
Time that can be taken off an inmate's or parolee's sentence as a reward for good behavior.
Limits and Unknowns
This law only applies to inmates and parolees whose sentences are active on or after July 1, 2020.
It does not change how good time credits work for those already in prison before this date.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment changes how good time allowances are applied to inmates and parolees by specifying certain conditions under which these allowances apply.
Changes the phrase 'apply to all' to 'only apply:' in the bill text, making it clear that there are specific conditions for applying good time allowances.
Adds a new section (i) that specifies applicability to sentences of record active on the effective date of the act.
Modifies existing sections by changing subheadings from (i), (ii), and (iii) to (A), (B), and (C).
Inserts a new subsection (ii) after line 6, which includes sentences of record for persons received by the department on or after the effective date.
The amendment text does not provide full details about what constitutes 'good time allowances,' so this information is not explained here.
Bill History
2020-03-10LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 28
2020-03-10Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0028
2020-03-06Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0028
2020-03-06House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0028
2020-03-05LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0028
2020-03-05House
H Concur:Passed 56-4-0-0-0
2020-03-04House
H Received for Concurrence
2020-03-04Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2020-03-03Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-02Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-28Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-28Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-26Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2020-02-19Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-19House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2020-02-18House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-17House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-14House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-14House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-10House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 59-0-1-0-0
2020-02-07House
H Received for Introduction
2020-01-08LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 20LSO-0123
Bill No.:
HB0042
Effective:
Multiple Dates
LSO No.:
20LSO-0123
Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0028
Chapter No.:
28
Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
Catch Title:
Good time allowances for jail time.
Subject:
Authorizing the award of good time credits for jail time.
Summary/Major Elements:
Current law authorizes the Governor to adopt rules to establish a system of good time allowances for inmates and parolees. Good time allowances deduct time from an inmate's or parolee's sentence.
The act provides a system for awarding good time allowances to inmates and parolees for the time they spend in jail before admission to a state correctional institution.
The act applies to sentences of record for persons that are active on or after July 1, 2020 and who have been sentenced, are serving a sentence, or are on parole.
The act requires the Governor to promulgate rules, in consultation with the Board of Parole and the Department of Corrections, necessary to implement this good time system.
Comments:
This act has a split effective date. The rulemaking authority is effective immediately, and the remaining provisions are effective on July 1, 2020.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
20LSO-0123
ORIGINAL House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0042
ENROLLED ACT NO. 28,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure and sentencing; amending requirements for establishing rules for good time allowances to inmates and parolees; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 7
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420 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:
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420.
Good time allowances.
(d)
The rules established under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(i)
Provide that good time may be awarded for time the sentencing court awards as jail credit in the judgment and sentence if the inmate or parolee would have otherwise received good time credit if the inmate or parolee had served that time in an institution eligible under subsection (a) of this section;
(ii)
Provide that good time may be awarded for any time an inmate or parolee spends in custody from the date of sentencing until admission to an institution eligible under subsection (a) of this section;
(iii)
Require the department to consult with the county sheriff to determine whether good time should be awarded to an inmate or parolee before awarding good time for jail credit under this subsection.
Section 2.
(a)
The provisions of this act shall apply only to:
(i) Sentences of record that are active on the effective date of this act for all persons who are:
(A)
Sentenced for any crime and are awaiting transfer to a facility listed in W.S. 7
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420(a);
(B)
Serving a sentence; or
(C)
On parole.
(ii) Sentences of record for which a person is received by the department on or after the effective date of this act.
Section 3.
The governor, in consultation with the board of parole and the department of corrections, shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this act by July 1, 2020.
Section 4
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(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2020
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(b)
Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective
immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk
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