SB 544: MINOR DEFENDANTS; CRIMINAL LAW; SENTENCING
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-03-28
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-05-29: Act 122, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
7MINMar 14, 2025