SB495
To Create the Protect Arkansas Act; to Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Sentencing and Parole; to Amend Arkansas Law Concerning Certain Criminal Offenses; and to Create the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force.
Gilmore · 2023 Regular Session · Notification that SB495 is now Act 659
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TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING SENTENCING AND PAROLE; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES; AND TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION TASK FORCE.
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16 mentions · 11 meetings · 4 named speakers
April 7, 2023
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Matched: “SB495 #1 Gilmore Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO A…”
...and to present Senate bill three fifty nine passes and rolling amendment one to Senate bill four ninety five Amendment one Senate bill four ninety five. Senator Gilmore you're recognized thank you madam governor. Members I just want to say ...
Any oppose ayes have it. Amendment is in Irvine. Senate bill four ninety five by Senator Gilmore to creates a protected Arkansas I act amend Arkansas law concerning since sentencing and parole to amend Arkansas law concerning certain crimin...
...ident. Any others. C. nine please cast a ballot by voting twenty eight four nine eight and one present Senate bill four ninety five passes in real life. Senator Hester you're recognized. Right before we start these bills I've ask I've asked
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April 6, 2023
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Matched: “SB495 Gilmore Gazaway TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEN…”
...d bill not appreciate a good vote thank you very much president Gazaway is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four ninety five prepared machine madam Clerk. Is everyone voted. Has everyone voted.
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April 5, 2023
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Matched: “SB495 Amendment”
...ommittee report was. Mr Speaker you Committee on Judiciary to whom was referred senate bill four ninety five big we before we have the same consideration here but Sam recognized that a do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Ca...
...sed. The ayes have it. Represent Gazaway moves we adopt Amendment number one to Senate bill four ninety five without objection read a member number one madam Clark amendment number one to Senate bill four ninety five Ferguson Gazaway you're...
...mendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Ferguson Gazaway is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the adoption of it amendment number one to Senate bill four ninety five all in favor say aye. Any opposed.
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April 5, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (House)
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Matched: “…d Rep. Ashley Hudson REGULAR AGENDA Number Sponsor Subtitle SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
which I think is a significant improvement in the criminal law in the state of Arkansas. And so with that, I present to you Senate Bill 495 and would ask
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April 5, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (House)
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Matched: “…d Rep. Ashley Hudson REGULAR AGENDA Number Sponsor Subtitle SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
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April 4, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (House)
Matched: “…F BUSINESS – Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Number Sponsor Subtitle SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
April 4, 2023
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Matched: “SB495```”
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April 4, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (House)
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Matched: “AGENDA (Revised 4/3/23 @ 7:55 PM) Added SB96, SB495, SB480 and SB469 House Committee on Judiciary Tuesday, Apri…”
We have. A special order on Senate bill four ninety five and then we have our regular agenda how we're going to handle that today is we have a special guest here with his Attorney General Tim Griffin he has a. Full schedule today and he had...
...at we're going to look at for. I think it's going to protect act act a bill for senate bill four ninety five percent of your warrant and represent Gazaway. It it actually moves residential burglary Office enumerated fences for going forward...
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April 3, 2023
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Matched: “SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
...rence of all three House house amendment. Please signify by saying aye. Any opposed. Is have it members. Returned to the house. Senate bill four ninety five. Senate bill four ninety five by Senator Gilmore to create the protection Arkansas.
Payton. Penzo. Ten. That a. Rice stone. Stubblefield Sullivan. Tucker. Wallace. Seeing none please cast the ballot. But twenty nine eighty eighty five ninety and one president senate bill four ninety five
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March 29, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
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Matched: “…USINESS – Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Number Sponsor Subtitle SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
enacted. Now why we should oppose Senate Bill 495 is that its goals are fundamentally contradictory. State prisons are already overcrowded and harsher sentencing will make crowding worse. It's much more economical to spend our state's surpl...
one of the highest incarceration rates. Why are we rushing less than 48 hours after 130 pages were filed to not listen to people Arkansas. I encourage you to vote against Senate Bill 495 and let's invest in people
...tter. And that's addressing violent crime in Arkansas. Whatever your opinion of Senate Bill 495 might be, there was an issue that came up in the course of that discussion, which is that we only have a 39% clearance rate, which means, for th...
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March 29, 2023 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)
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Matched: “SB495 Gilmore TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANS…”
...Cooper missed on raw. All right. Senator Gilmore district one. Here to present. Senate bill four ninety five with that Mister chair I have an amendment that needs to be adopted that are As co sponsors and then it's agreed to amendments that
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Documents (6)
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 5, 2023 · April 5, 2023
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 5, 2023 · April 5, 2023
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 4, 2023 · April 4, 2023
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE, Apr 4, 2023 · April 4, 2023
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE, Mar 29, 2023 · March 29, 2023
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE, Mar 29, 2023 · March 29, 2023
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