AB 542 — Revises provisions relating to offenders. (BDR S-1132)

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542–COMMITTEE ON W AYS AND M EANS (O NB EHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE G OVERNOR ) M ARCH 31, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Ways and Means SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to offenders.

(BDR S-1132) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

During the 2021 Legislative Session, the Legislature appropriated $1,436,720 to the Department of Corrections for the reintegration of the Offender Sentence Management System into the Nevada Offender Tracking Information System.

AnyenceAny remaining balance of that appropriation was required to be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 15, 2023.

(Chapter 463, Statutes of NevadaNevadate 2021, at page 2875) During the 2023 Legislative Session, the Legislature extended the reversion date to on or before September 19, 2025.

(Section 84 of chapter 209, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1257) Section 2 of this bill extends the reversion datExistingdate law allows an offender to earnon certain credits to reduce his or herbefore sentenceSeptember of17, imprisonment.2027.

(NRSExisting 209.432-209.453)law Duringallows thean 2023offender Legislativeto earn certain credits to reduce his or her Session, the Legislature enacted Senate Bill No.

(Chapter 394, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 2308) Section 7 of this bill delays the implementation of the revised method to July 1, 2026.

Under section 3 of this bill, - *AB542_R1* – 2 – the revised method for awarding credits to reduce the sentence of an offender appliesor to(2) anbefore July 1, 2026, if the offender sentencedelects to abe crimesubject committed:to the revised method.

(1) on or after July 1, 2026;

(1) permits an offender to earn additional credit for engaging inethod.in exceptional meritorious service;

exceptional meritorious service;

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Department of Corrections the sum of $1,436,720- for83rd theSession reintegration(2025) of– the2 Offender– Sentence Management System into the Nevada Offender TrackingTrackingntence Information System.

Sectionadding thereto a new section to read as follows:ded by 1.

Chapter 209 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

1.

- *AB542_R1* – 3 – [Any] In addition to this credit , the Director may allow not more than 90 days of credit each year for an offender who engages in exceptional meritorious service.

Credit allowed pursuant to this subsection [may reduce the minimum term or the minimum aggregate term imposed by the sentence, as applicable,allowed byonly notfor morethe thanperiod 58the percent.offender is actuallyt be incarcerated pursuant to his or her sentence and applies to eligibility for parole .

Credit] must be allowed only for the period the offender is actually incarcerated pursuant to his or her sentence and applies to eligibility for parole .

(a)- Any83rd crimeSession that(2025) is– punishable3 as– a felony involving the use or threatened use of force or violence against the victim.

In addition to this credit, the Director may allow not more than 90 days of credit each year for an offender who engages in exceptionalpursuant meritoriousto service.a specific statute must be applied after the credit allowed in this subsection.

Any forfeiture of credit pursuant to a specific statute must be applied after the credit allowed in this subsection.

- *AB542_R1* – 4 – (b) Is in addition to any credit allowed to reduce the sentence of the offender that is authorized pursuant to a specific statute.

An offender who is sentenced to prison for a crime committed before July 1, [2025,] 2026, may irrevocably elect election [by an offender] must apply to be[be subjectsubject] both thech calculation of credits allowed pursuant to subsection 1 to reduce the provisionsminimum term or minimum aggregate term, as applicable, and to the [provisions of this section.section must not:

[The] Any such election [by an offender] must apply to [be subject] both the calculation of credits allowed pursuant to subsection 1 to reduce the minimum term or minimum aggregate term, as applicable, and to the [provisions of this section must not:

Before an offender makes any such election, the Department shall provide- the83rd Session (2025) – 4 – compares:he offender with a written projection that compares:(a) The estimated credit the offender may receive to reduce the term of his or her sentence if the offender elects to be subject to the provisions of this section;

(a) The estimated credit the offender may receive to reduce the term of his or her sentence if the offender elects to be subject to the provisions of this section;

(1) The programs identified in the risk and needs assessment administered to the offender pursuant to NRSNRSs 209.341, as determined by the Director;

- *AB542_R1* – 5 – (1) The list of programs provided to the offender pursuant to paragraph (a);

and (2) The programs provided to the offender pursuant to paragraphpara[5.] (a)6. that the offender successfully completed.