SB87 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Larry StuttsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, Sergeant Nick Risner Act, created, to prohibit anyone who is charged pursuant to a plea agreement of a lessor offense, Sec. 14-9-41 am'd.

Summary

SB87, known as the Sergeant Nick Risner Act, would bar correctional incentive time (good time) for prisoners who enter into plea agreements, with some technical updates to current law.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 14-9-41 to make any prisoner who enters into a plea agreement ineligible for correctional incentive time. It retains existing disqualification rules (such as certain felony classifications and serious sex offenses) and adds the plea agreement provision as another reason for losing good time. It also makes nonsubstantive technical revisions to update the code language and sets an effective date for the act.

Who It Affects

• Prisoners who enter into plea agreements for lesser or related offenses would no longer be eligible for correctional incentive time.
• The Department of Corrections and local correctional facilities would administer and enforce the revised good-time rules and eligibility determinations.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Sergeant Nick Risner Act and designates it to amend Section 14-9-41, Code of Alabama 1975.
• Adds that any prisoner who enters into a plea agreement would not be eligible for correctional incentive time (good time).
• Maintains existing disqualification criteria for good time (e.g., certain felonies, life/death sentences, long sentences, sex offenses involving a child) as part of the overall rule.
• Includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses