2021 House Bill 5455

Expand/revise no-bail pretrial prisoner release options

Introduced in the House

Oct. 21, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Julie Calley (R-87)

To require courts when setting sentences for individuals convicted of a crime to consider whether a defendant was under age 20 or “had diminished mental capacity or a neurological condition that reduces the defendant's impulse control or ability to appreciate the full implications of the crime”.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary