***Adopted***

AMENDMENT No. 1 PROPOSED TO

                             House Bill NO. 487

                             By Representative(s) Malone

     AMEND on line 9 by inserting the figure "(1)" before the word "In"

     AMEND FURTHER by inserting the following language after line 17:

     "(2)  An offender in trusty status shall not be eligible for a reduction of sentence under this section if:

          (a)  The offender was sentenced to life imprisonment; but an offender, except an offender sentenced to life imprisonment for capital murder, who has reached the age of sixty-five (65) or older and who has served at least fifteen (15) years may petition the sentencing court for conditional release;

          (b)  The offender was convicted as a habitual offender under Sections 99-19-81 through 99-19-87;

          (c)  The offender was convicted of a sex crime;

          (d)  The offender has not served the mandatory time required for parole eligibility, as prescribed under Section 47-7-3, for a conviction of robbery or attempted robbery through the display of a deadly weapon, carjacking through the display of a deadly weapon or a drive by shooting;

          (e)  The offender was convicted of violating Section 41-29-139(a) and sentenced under Section 41-29-139(f);

          (f)  The offender was convicted of trafficking in controlled substances under Section 41-29-139; or

          (g)  The offender was convicted of manufacturing crystal methamphetamine in violation of Section 41-29-139."

     AMEND FURTHER the title on line 4 after the semicolon by inserting the following language:  "TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN OFFENDERS WHO ARE IN TRUSTY STATUS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TRUSTY TIME ALLOWANCE FOR A REDUCTION OF SENTENCE;"