Bill Summary

HB 297 Criminal Rehabilitation (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Hart
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Summary
Criminal Rehabilitation: Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 72 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; provides for amounts to be awarded; revises limits on awards. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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Actions
11/03/25
HOUSE 
Filed
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bill text & filed amendments
0297
Filed on 11/03/25
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Statute Citations
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