Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 682 — CONCERNING THE SENTENCING AND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY OF A DEFENDANT WHO ENTERS INTO A NEGOTIATED PLEA WITH THE STATE; AND CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

Last action — Sine Die adjournment

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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How this bill changes current law

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This bill alters the procedures and consequences related to sentencing and parole eligibility for defendants entering negotiated pleas in Arkansas.

  • Arkansas Code § 16-21-106(b)

    explain his or her rationale with the victim before amending or dismissing a charge or agreeing to pretrial diversion. → explain his or her rationale with the victim before amending or dismissing a charge or agreeing to pretrial diversion.

    Clarifies the prosecuting attorney's responsibilities to explain plea agreements to victims.

  • Arkansas Code § 16-21-106(b)

    The prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy shall explain to a victim of a crime and his or her family the sentencing and parole ramifications of a negotiated plea entered into between the state and a defendant before agreeing to a negotiated plea or pretrial diversion with the defendant. → The prosecuting attorney or his or her deputy shall explain to a victim of a crime and his or her family the sentencing and parole ramifications of a negotiated plea entered into between the state and a defendant before agreeing to a negotiated plea or pretrial diversion with the defendant.

    Ensures that victims are informed of the implications of negotiated pleas.

  • Arkansas Code § 16-93-612

    (g) For an offender serving a sentence for a felony offense that resulted from a negotiated plea of guilty or nolo contendere on or after the effective date of this act, § 16-93-622 governs that person's parole eligibility.

    Establishes that specific parole eligibility rules apply for felons with negotiated pleas after this bill's enactment.

  • Arkansas Code Title 16, Chapter 93, Subchapter 6

    16-93-622. Parole eligibility - Negotiated plea. A person is not eligible for parole if the person enters into a negotiated plea with the state to plead guilty or nolo contendere to a felony offense that includes incarceration in the Department of Correction as a part of the sentence and the sentence is not probation or a suspended imposition of sentence.

    Introduces a new stipulation that restricts parole eligibility for those accepting negotiated pleas that result in incarceration.

Action History

  1. Sine Die adjournment

  2. Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

  3. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

  4. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 682?
SB 682 is sponsored by K. Ingram.
What is the current status of SB 682?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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