HB 2465

Present law provides that there is no release eligibility for a person committing an offense, on or after July 1, 2022, that is listed below. The person must s erve 100% of the sentence imposed by the court undiminished by any sentence reduction credits. However, t he person may earn credits for satisfactory program performance, and those credits may be used for the purpose of increased privileges, reduced security classification, or any purpose other than the reduction of the sentence. Such offense s with no release eligibility include all of the following:  Attempted first degree murder .  Second degree murder .  Vehicular homicide , when the proximate cause of the reckless killing was t he driver's intoxication .  Aggravated vehicular homicide .  Especially aggravated kidnapping .  Especially aggravated robbery .  Carjacking .  Especially aggravated burglary . This bill adds to the above list conspiracy , criminal attempt , and solicitation, if such offense was to commit any of the offenses listed above. MAY USE CREDITS TO REDUCE BY UP TO 15% Present law provides that there is no release eligibility for a person committing an offense, on or after July 1, 2022, that is listed below. The person must serve 100% of the sentence imposed by the court undiminished by any sentence reduction credits . However, credits earned for satisfactory program performance may be used to reduce by up to 15% the percentage of the sentence imposed by the court that the person must serve before becoming eligible for release on parole but does not alter the sentence expiration date. Program pe rformance credits may also be used for the purpose of increased privileges, reduced security classification, or any purpose other than the reduction of the sentence imposed by the court. The offenses include all of the following :  Except if the offense involved the use of a firearm from within a motor vehicle , an i ntentional or knowing aggravated assault that i nvolved the use or display of a deadly weapon or a reckless assault that i nvolved the use or display of a deadly weapon.  A n intentional or knowing a ggravated assault that involved strangulation or attempted strangulation .  Aggravated assault, if the offense resulted in serious bodily injury to or the death of another .  Aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse, if the offense involved the use of a deadly weapon;  A ggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, first responder, or nurse that r esult ed in serious bodily injury , death, or i nvolved strangulation or attempted strangulation .  Voluntary manslaughter .  Vehicular homicide, when the proximate cause of the reckless killing was either (i) c onduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a person; (ii) drag racing; or (iii) t he driver's conduct in a posted construction zone where the person killed was an employee of the department of transportation or a highway construction worker.  Reckless homicide .  Aggravated kidnapping .  Involuntary labor servitude .  Trafficking persons for forced labor or services .  Aggravated robbery .  Aggravated burglary .  Aggravated arson .  Possessing or using a firearm or antique firearm during commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony .  The manufacture, delivery, or sale of a controlled substance, where the instant offense is classified as a Class A, B, or C felony and the person has two or more prior convictions for the manufacture, delivery, or sale of a controlled substance classified as a Class A, B, or C felony, prior to or at the time of committing the instant offense .  Criminally negligent homicide . This bill adds conspiracy , criminal attempt , and solicitation to this list , if such offense was to commit any of the listed offenses.