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House Journal: Page 308: Tuesday, February 13, 1996

SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Bell of Jasper presented to the House James C. Chen, Defacto
Counsel-General Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of the
Republic of China on Taiwan, in Chicago, and his assistant Simon
S. W. Sung.
Mr. Chen addressed the House briefly.
The House rose and expressed its welcome. 
Tyrrell of Iowa in the chair at 10:22 a.m.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
House File 2104, a bill for an act relating to prison time
served by persons convicted of an aggravated misdemeanor or
greater offense, by providing for a reduction in the amount of
good and honor time that may be earned by forcible felons,
providing for a pilot project, and making other related changes,
with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was
taken up for consideration.

Grubbs of Scott offered amendment H-5048 filed by the committee
on judiciary as follows:

H-5048

 1     Amend House File 2104 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 1, lines 3 and 4,  by striking the words
 3   ", other than a forcible felony,".
 4     2.  Page 1, line 10, by striking the word "either"
 5   and inserting the following: "either any".
 6     3.  Page 1, by striking lines 11 through 16, and
 7   inserting the following:
 8     "Sec. ___.  Section 902.11, Code 1995, is amended
 9   by adding the following new subsection:
10     NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The offense is a forcible
11   felony enumerated under section 902.12."
12     4.  Page 1, lines 17 and 18, by striking the words
13   "ELIGIBILITY OF" and inserting the following:
14   "INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN".
15     5.  Page 1, by striking lines 19 through 30 and
16   inserting the following:
17     "Except as otherwise provided in chapter 903A, a
18   person who has been convicted of the following
19   forcible felonies shall serve the entire term of the
20   person's maximum sentence and shall not be eligible
21   for parole or work release:
22     1.  Murder in the second degree in violation of
23   section 707.3.
24     2.  Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation

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