General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 496
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 1597
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE AWARD OF RISK REDUCTION CREDIT TOWARD A REDUCTION IN SENTENCE FOR A CRIME COMMITTED WITH A FIREARM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to prohibit any person sentenced for a crime that involved the use of a firearm from earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in such person's sentence.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit any person sentenced for a crime that involved the use of a firearm from earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in such person's sentence.