Bill > S920

This bill proposes changes to criminal sentencing laws, primarily focusing on public access to information and the definition and punishment of habitual criminals. Firstly, it amends existing law to ensure that certain records, previously only available to the public, are also made reasonably accessible on the internet, or if not practicable, the reasons for this impracticability must be published online. Secondly, it revises the criteria for being classified as a habitual criminal. Under the proposed changes, an individual would be considered a habitual criminal if they have been convicted at least twice for specific, serious offenses (listed in the bill and including various chapters and sections related to crimes like assault, weapons offenses, and controlled substances), have served at least one day of incarceration for each of those prior convictions, and have not been pardoned for innocence. If convicted of another enumerated offense after these prior convictions, they would face the maximum penalty for that offense, with no possibility of sentence reduction, suspension, probation, parole, work release, furlough, or good conduct deductions, and their new sentence would begin after any existing sentence they are serving.