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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota House Bill 533 expands exclusions for earned incentive release credits
Last action · February 13, 2025: Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and PolicySponsor: Matt Bliss
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota House Bill 533 makes individuals convicted of specific serious felonies, including first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and certain sexual conduct offenses, ineligible for s. The measure details twelve distinct offense categories and supervision circumstances that bar inmates from receiving these credits.
Who It Would Have Affected
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individuals committed to the commissioner for specified offenses
Inmates convicted of the newly listed offenses become explicitly ineligible for earned incentive release credit under sections 244.42 to 244.44.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
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