SB 156 – Provides that suspended sentences may not be granted in statutory rape and sodomy cases

• Sponsor: Rupp
• LR Number: 1038S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 1/27/2011 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S160
• Effective Date: August 28, 2011

Current Bill Summary

SB 156 – Under this act, a suspended imposition of sentence or a suspended execution of sentence may not be granted to a person found guilty of or pleading guilty to:

• First or second degree statutory rape;

• An attempt to commit first or second degree statutory rape;

• First or second degree statutory sodomy; or

• An attempt to commit first or second degree statutory sodomy.

This act is similar to SB 869 (2006).

MEGHAN LUECKE