Impact Assessment for SB495
Sponsored by Senator Gilmore
Subtitle TO CREATE THE PROTECT ARKANSAS ACT; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING
SENTENCING AND PAROLE; TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES;
AND TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION TASK FORCE.
Impact Summary1 Cannot be determined. Due to the inclusion of multiple provisions both increasing and decreasing
the projected necessary correctional resources of the state, the cumulative impact of the proposed bill cannot be determined.
Change from Current Law2 The proposed bill amends various provisions in the Arkansas Code Annotated pertaining to
criminal procedure, criminal offenses, release from confinement, and the duties and responsibilities of state agencies or
entities related to criminal justice. For purposes of this impact assessment, only a brief summary of provisions i mpacting
prison population will be provided.
The proposed bill replaces the current structure by which inmates are released from prison. Under current law, release is
based on a combination of good time and statutory parole eligibility. Statutory parole eligibility is based on the offense
for which the inmate was sentenced and the inmate’s criminal history. This can range from being eligible for release after
serving approximately one-sixth of his or her sentence to being required to serve the entire term of imprisonment imposed
by the sentencing court.
Under the proposed bill, a defendant’s release eligibility is determined based on maximum amount of earned release credits
he or she is eligible to earn against his or her period of incarceration. Offenses defined as a felony ineligible to receive
earned release credits are ineligible for release prior to serving the entire period of incarceration imposed by the sentencing
court. Offenses defined as a restricted release felony can earn release credits of up to fifteen percent of the sentence
imposed by the sentencing court unless the defendant has previously been convicted of a felony ineligible to receive earned
release credits or a restricted release felony. All other felonies can earn release credits of up to either fifty percent or
seventy-five percent depending on the seriousness level of the offense.
The proposed bill provides expanded eligibility for treatment-based community corrections centers, authorizes limited
options for release of aged inmates, and expands intermediate sanctions for offenders on community supervision.
The proposed bill also amends penalties or conduct provisions for: (1) Manslaughter, § 5-10-104, (2) Negligent Homicide,
§ 5-10-105, (3) Indecent Exposure, § 5-14-112, (4) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113, (5) Theft of property, § 5-36-103, (6)
Aggravated residential burglary, § 5-39-204, (7) Furnishing, possessing, using, or delivering a prohibited article, § 5-54-
119, (8) Promoting prostitution of a minor, § 5-70-104, and (9) Possession of firearms by certain persons, § 5-73-103.
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1 This impact assessment was prepared 3/29/2023 6:15 AM by the staff of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission pursuant to A. C. A. § 16-
90-802(d)(6) with data supplied by the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the Administrative Office of the Courts. A micro-simulation
model may be used for bills which have the potential for significant impact on correctional resources. The following designations will be
used: “minimal” = less than 10 offenders per year will be affected; “medium” = would require budgetary increases for ADC inmate costs;
and “major” = would require budgetary increases for ADC inmate costs and construction costs for additional beds.
2 Standard punishment ranges: Misdemeanors
Class Y 10-40 years or life Class C 3-10 years; up to $10,000 Class A Up to 1 year; up to $2,500
Class A 6-30 years; up to $15,000 Class D 0-6 years; up to $10,000 Class B Up to 90 days; up to $1,000
Class B 5-20 years; up to $15,000 Unclassified As specified in statute Class C Up to 30 days; up to $500
Impact Information The proposed bill amends some provisions which, independently considered, would increase the
demand on the correctional resources of the state and some which would decrease the demand on the correctional resources
of the state. The projected impact of many of these provisions cannot be determined. For this reason, the overall projected
impact of the proposed bill cannot be determined. However, assumptions based on the increased minimum serving
percentages can be applied to historical data to project the impact from this portion of the bill.
The following projection was prepared with the help of JFA Associates, Denver, CO, using the Wizard Microsimulation
Projection Model. This impact assessment is based on data from the prison population projection using ADC data from
the calendar year ending December 31, 2021.
The projected impact on the resources of ADC is shown in the following table. The impact represents the increase in the
current baseline ADC population over the next ten-year period. Additional budgetary requirements are calculated using
$23,331 as the difference in annual cost of care per inmate. This impact is limited to the effect of the release eligibility
provisions in the proposed bill, meaning that the cost listed is that which is above and beyond projected baseline prison
population growth. Further, this projected impact does not include any costs associated with building new prison beds.
In order to determine the annual increase in population, an ADC admissions file was created containing those inmates who
were admitted to prison in the calendar year ending December 31, 2021. The sentences of those offenders were then
analyzed to determine their projected length of stay under current release eligibility laws. The length of stay under existing
law was subtracted from the proposed length of stay under the proposed bill to determine the “increased length of stay”
under the proposed bill. The projected length of stay under the proposed bill is based on the proposed minimum serving
percentage, as well as a reduction due to new offenses committed after expiration of sentence and the difference in
sentences observed as minimum release percentages increase under historical legislation. This was applied to the total
number of offenders in the admissions file to determine the increase in inmate population. Finally, the time that the selected
group would spend in custody on a parole violation was considered and the impact was reduced to offset costs associated
with this time. The following table details the results of this analysis.
Annual Increase in Additional Annual Inmate Cost
Year Population of Care
2024 1 $ 23,331
2025 66 $ 1,539,846
2026 188 $ 4,386,228
2027 350 $ 8,165,850
2028 553 $ 12,902,043
2029 852 $ 19,878,012
2030 1,026 $ 23,937,606
2031 1,194 $ 27,857,214
2032 1,327 $ 30,960,237
2033 1,465 $ 34,179,915
Total 10- year impact $ 163,830,282
Statutes affected: Old version SB495 V2 - 3-30-2023 02:30 PM: 5-4-101(5), 5-4-104(c), 03-30-2023, 5-4-107(a), 5-4-202, 5-4-205(f), 5-4-206(a), 5-4-301(a), 5-4-301, 5-4-312(b), 5-4-402(d), 5-4-403(a), 5-4-403, 5-4-501(c), 5-4-501(d), 5-4-702(a), 5-4-702(e), 5-4-707(f), 5-4-803(c), 5-4-803(d), 5-5-204(a), 5-10-101(a), 5-10-101(c), 5-10-102(c), 5-10-104(c), 5-10-105(b), 5-14-110(a), 5-14-112(b), 5-14-113, 5-14-124(a), 5-14-125(a), 5-14-126(a), 5-14-137(b), 5-36-103(b), 5-39-204, 5-53-101(4), 5-54-119, 5-54-129, 5-54-206(c), 5-55-107(c), 5-64-407(c), 5-64-411(c), 5-70-104(b), 5-65-115(a), 5-65-103, 5-65-303, 5-65-310, 3-3-203, 5-73-103(c), 5-73-323, 9-27-507(b), 9-27-507(e), 9-27-510(a), 9-27-510(c), 9-28-409(f), 11-10-513(a), 12-1-102, 12-1-104, 16-84-118, 12-12-905(a), 12-12-906(a), 12-12-909(a), 12-12-913(c), 12-12-913(j), 12-12-917(b), 12-12-917(f), 12-12-917(h), 12-12-918(d), 12-12-919(b), 12-12-1003(c), 12-12-1109(e), 12-12-1110(e), 12-12-1506(a), 12-27-103(b), 12-27-104(a), 12-27-105(b), 12-27-107(a), 12-27-107(c), 12-27-107(d), 12-27-113(b), 12-27-117, 12-27-124(a), 12-27-125(b), 12-27-126(a), 12-27-126(c), 12-27-126(d), 12-27-127, 12-27-129(b), 12-27-136, 12-27-145(a), 12-27-145(b), 12-27-147, 12-27-149, 12-27-204(a), 12-28-103, 12-28-104, 12-28-107(b), 12-28-604, 12-29-112(a), 12-29-112, 12-29-117, 25-43-403(d), 12-29-206, 12-29-404(b), 12-29-404(c), 12-29-404(e), 14-14-115(b), 12-32-101(5), 12-32-102(d), 14-164-340(b), 16-1-101(a), 16-17-137(a), 16-21-106(c), 16-21-204(b), 16-80-104(c), 16-90-107(b), 16-90-120, 16-90-121, 16-90-402, 16-90-402(b), 16-90-802(d), 16-90-803(b), 16-90-1109(b), 16-90-1113(a), 16-90-1303(b), 16-90-1303(c), 16-90-1304(b), 16-90-1305(c), 16-90-1404(1), 16-93-101(5), 16-93-101(6), 16-93-101(11), 16-93-101(12), 16-93-101, 16-93-103, 16-93-104(a), 16-93-104(c), 16-93-106(a), 16-93-106(b), 16-93-107(b), 16-93-107(e), 16-93-111, 16-93-201(a), 16-93-202(a), 16-93-202(c), 16-93-202(e), 16-93-203(1), 16-93-204(a), 16-93-205, 16-93-206, 16-93-207(b), 16-93-207(c), 16-93-207(d), 5-10-101, 16-93-208, 16-93-210, 16-93-211(a), 16-93-211(b), 16-93-212, 16-93-213(a), 16-93-213(b), 16-93-306(d), 16-93-310(c), 16-93-601(a), 16-93-609, 5-10-102, 5-14-103, 5-12-103, 5-73-103, 16-93-1802, 16-93-612, 16-93-601, 16-93-604, 16-93-607, 16-93-614, 5-11-102(b), 5-38-202(a), 16-93-618, 5-64-401, 5-64-403(c), 5-13-202, 5-13-204, 5-13-301, 5-26-304, 16-93-620, 16-93-621, 16-93-1901, 16-93-615, 5-4-405, 16-93-614(b), 16-93-615(a), 16-93-616, 16-93-617, 16-93-615(b), 16-93-615(c), 16-93-617(a), 16-93-619, 16-93-622, 16-93-701(a), 16-93-702(a), 16-93-703(a), 16-93-704(a), 16-93-705(a), 16-93-705(b), 16-93-705(d), 16-93-706(a), 16-93-708(b), 16-93-709(a), 16-93-710(a), 16-93-711(b), 16-93-712(a), 16-93-712(b), 16-93-712(d), 16-93-713, 16-93-714, 16-93-715(b), 16-93-1202(4), 16-93-1202(8), 16-93-1202(10), 16-93-1208(a), 16-93-1209, 16-93-1401(2), 16-93-1402(a), 16-93-1402(b), 16-93-1402(c), 16-93-1602(3), 16-93-1603(b), 16-97-103(1), 16-112-208(c), 17-1-103(d), 17-19-301(a), 19-5-302(12), 19-6-301(31), 19-10-204(b), 20-13-1704(b), 20-18-306, 20-7-123, 20-38-105(d), 20-76-410(a), 25-16-904(11), 25-43-402(a), 25-43-403(c)
Old version SB495 V3 - 4-5-2023 04:03 PM: 5-4-101(5), 5-4-104(c), 5-4-107(a), 5-4-202, 5-4-205(f), 5-4-206(a), 04-05-2023, 5-4-301(a), 5-4-301, 5-4-312(b), 5-4-402(d), 5-4-403(a), 5-4-403, 5-4-501(c), 5-4-501(d), 5-4-702(a), 5-4-702(e), 5-4-707(f), 5-4-803(c), 5-4-803(d), 5-5-204(a), 5-10-101(a), 5-10-101(c), 5-10-102(c), 5-10-104(c), 5-10-105(b), 5-14-110(a), 5-14-112(b), 5-14-113, 5-14-124(a), 5-14-125(a), 5-14-126(a), 5-14-137(b), 5-36-103(b), 5-39-204, 5-53-101(4), 5-54-119, 5-54-129, 5-54-206(c), 5-55-107(c), 5-64-407(c), 5-64-411(c), 5-70-104(b), 5-65-115(a), 5-65-103, 5-65-303, 5-65-310, 3-3-203, 5-73-103(c), 5-73-323, 9-27-507(b), 9-27-507(e), 9-27-510(a), 9-27-510(c), 9-28-409(f), 11-10-513(a), 12-1-102, 12-1-104, 16-84-118, 12-12-905(a), 12-12-906(a), 12-12-909(a), 12-12-913(c), 12-12-913(j), 12-12-917(b), 12-12-917(f), 12-12-917(h), 12-12-918(d), 12-12-919(b), 12-12-1003(c), 12-12-1109(e), 12-12-1110(e), 12-12-1506(a), 12-27-103(b), 12-27-104(a), 12-27-105(b), 12-27-107(a), 12-27-107(c), 12-27-107(d), 12-27-113(b), 12-27-117, 12-27-124(a), 12-27-125(b), 12-27-126(a), 12-27-126(c), 12-27-126(d), 12-27-127, 12-27-129(b), 12-27-136, 12-27-145(a), 12-27-145(b), 12-27-147, 12-27-149, 12-27-204(a), 12-28-103, 12-28-104, 12-28-107(b), 12-28-604, 12-29-112(a), 12-29-112, 12-29-117, 25-43-403(d), 12-29-206, 12-29-404(b), 12-29-404(c), 12-29-404(e), 14-14-115(b), 12-32-101(5), 12-32-102(d), 14-164-340(b), 16-1-101(a), 16-17-137(a), 16-21-106(c), 16-21-204(b), 16-80-104(c), 16-90-107(b), 16-90-120, 16-90-121, 16-90-402, 16-90-402(b), 16-90-802(d), 16-90-803(b), 16-90-1109(b), 16-90-1113(a), 16-90-1303(b), 16-90-1303(c), 16-90-1304(b), 16-90-1305(c), 16-90-1404(1), 16-93-101(5), 16-93-101(6), 16-93-101(11), 16-93-101(12), 16-93-101, 16-93-103, 16-93-104(a), 16-93-104(c), 16-93-106(a), 16-93-106(b), 16-93-107(b), 16-93-107(e), 16-93-111, 16-93-201(a), 16-93-202(a), 16-93-202(c), 16-93-202(e), 16-93-203(1), 16-93-204(a), 16-93-205, 16-93-206, 16-93-207(b), 16-93-207(c), 16-93-207(d), 5-10-101, 16-93-208, 16-93-210, 16-93-211(a), 16-93-211(b), 16-93-212, 16-93-213(a), 16-93-213(b), 16-93-306(d), 16-93-310(c), 16-93-601(a), 16-93-609, 5-10-102, 5-14-103, 5-12-103, 5-73-103, 16-93-1802, 16-93-612, 16-93-601, 16-93-604, 16-93-607, 16-93-614, 5-11-102(b), 5-38-202(a), 16-93-618, 5-64-401, 5-64-403(c), 5-13-202, 5-13-204, 5-13-301, 5-26-304, 16-93-620, 16-93-621, 16-93-1901, 16-93-615, 5-4-405, 16-93-614(b), 16-93-615(a), 16-93-616, 16-93-617, 16-93-615(b), 16-93-615(c), 16-93-617(a), 16-93-619, 16-93-622, 16-93-701(a), 16-93-702(a), 16-93-703(a), 16-93-704(a), 16-93-705(a), 16-93-705(b), 16-93-705(d), 16-93-706(a), 16-93-708(b), 16-93-709(a), 16-93-710(a), 16-93-711(b), 16-93-712(a), 16-93-712(b), 16-93-712(d), 16-93-713, 16-93-714, 16-93-715(b), 16-93-1202(4), 16-93-1202(8), 16-93-1202(10), 16-93-1208(a), 16-93-1209, 16-93-1401(2), 16-93-1402(a), 16-93-1402(b), 16-93-1402(c), 16-93-1602(3), 16-93-1603(b), 16-97-103(1), 16-112-208(c), 17-1-103(d), 17-19-301(a), 19-5-302(12), 19-6-301(31), 19-10-204(b), 20-13-1704(b), 20-18-306, 20-7-123, 20-38-105(d), 20-76-410(a), 25-16-904(11), 25-43-402(a), 25-43-403(c)
SB 495: 5-4-101(5), 5-4-104(c), 5-4-107(a), 5-4-202, 5-4-205(f), 5-4-206(a), 5-4-301(a), 5-4-301, 5-4-312(b), 5-4-402(d), 5-4-403(a), 5-4-403, 5-4-501(c), 5-4-501(d), 5-4-702(a), 5-4-702(e), 5-4-707(f), 5-4-803(c), 5-4-803(d), 5-5-204(a), 5-10-101(a), 5-10-101(c), 5-10-102(c), 5-10-104(c), 5-10-105(b), 5-14-110(a), 5-14-112(b), 5-14-113, 5-14-124(a), 5-14-125(a), 5-14-126(a), 5-14-137(b), 5-36-103(b), 5-39-204, 5-53-101(4), 5-54-119, 5-54-129, 5-54-206(c), 5-55-107(c), 5-64-407(c), 5-64-411(c), 5-70-104(b), 5-65-115(a), 5-65-103, 5-65-303, 5-65-310, 3-3-203, 5-73-103(c), 5-73-323, 9-27-507(b), 9-27-507(e), 9-27-510(a), 9-27-510(c), 9-28-409(f), 11-10-513(a), 12-1-102, 12-1-104, 16-84-118, 12-12-905(a), 12-12-906(a), 12-12-909(a), 12-12-913(c), 12-12-913(j), 12-12-917(b), 12-12-917(f), 12-12-917(h), 12-12-918(d), 12-12-919(b), 12-12-1003(c), 12-12-1109(e), 12-12-1110(e), 12-12-1506(a), 12-27-103(b), 12-27-104(a), 12-27-105(b), 12-27-107(a), 12-27-107(c), 12-27-107(d), 12-27-113(b), 12-27-117, 12-27-124(a), 12-27-125(b), 12-27-126(a), 12-27-126(c), 12-27-126(d), 12-27-127, 12-27-129(b), 12-27-136, 12-27-145(a), 12-27-145(b), 12-27-147, 12-27-149, 12-27-204(a), 12-28-103, 12-28-104, 12-28-107(b), 12-28-604, 12-29-112(a), 12-29-112, 12-29-117, 25-43-403(d), 12-29-206, 12-29-404(b), 12-29-404(c), 12-29-404(e), 14-14-115(b), 12-32-101(5), 12-32-102(d), 14-164-340(b), 16-1-101(a), 16-17-137(a), 16-21-106(c), 16-21-204(b), 16-80-104(c), 16-84-207(c), 16-90-107(b), 16-90-120, 16-90-121, 16-90-402, 16-90-402(b), 16-90-802(d), 16-90-803(b), 16-90-1109(b), 16-90-1113(a), 16-90-1303(b), 16-90-1303(c), 16-90-1304(b), 16-90-1305(c), 16-90-1404(1), 16-93-101(5), 16-93-101(6), 16-93-101(11), 16-93-101(12), 16-93-101, 16-93-103, 16-93-104(a), 16-93-104(c), 16-93-106(a), 16-93-106(b), 16-93-107(b), 16-93-107(e), 16-93-111, 16-93-201(a), 16-93-202(a), 16-93-202(c), 16-93-202(e), 16-93-203(1), 16-93-204(a), 16-93-205, 16-93-206, 16-93-207(b), 16-93-207(c), 16-93-207(d), 5-10-101, 16-93-208, 16-93-210, 16-93-211(a), 16-93-211(b), 16-93-212, 16-93-213(a), 16-93-213(b), 16-93-306(d), 16-93-310(c), 16-93-601(a), 16-93-609, 5-10-102, 5-14-103, 5-12-103, 5-73-103, 16-93-1802, 16-93-612, 16-93-601, 16-93-604, 16-93-607, 16-93-614, 5-11-102(b), 5-38-202(a), 16-93-618, 5-64-401, 5-64-403(c), 5-13-202, 5-13-204, 5-13-301, 5-26-304, 16-93-620, 16-93-621, 16-93-1901, 16-93-615, 5-4-405, 16-93-614(b), 16-93-615(a), 16-93-616, 16-93-617, 16-93-615(b), 16-93-615(c), 16-93-617(a), 16-93-619, 16-93-622, 16-93-701(a), 16-93-702(a), 16-93-703(a), 16-93-704(a), 16-93-705(a), 16-93-705(b), 16-93-705(d), 16-93-706(a), 16-93-708(b), 16-93-709(a), 16-93-710(a), 16-93-711(b), 16-93-712(a), 16-93-712(b), 16-93-712(d), 16-93-713, 16-93-714, 16-93-715(b), 16-93-1202(4), 16-93-1202(8), 16-93-1202(10), 16-93-1208(a), 16-93-1209, 16-93-1401(2), 16-93-1402(a), 16-93-1402(b), 16-93-1402(c), 16-93-1602(3), 16-93-1603(b), 16-97-103(1), 16-112-208(c), 17-1-103(d), 19-5-302(12), 19-6-301(31), 19-10-204(b), 20-13-1704(b), 20-18-306, 20-7-123, 20-38-105(d), 20-76-410(a), 25-16-904(11), 25-43-402(a), 25-43-403(c)
Act 659: 5-4-101(5), 5-4-104(c), 5-4-107(a), 5-4-202, 5-4-205(f), 5-4-206(a), 04-05-2023, 5-4-301(a), 5-4-301, 5-4-312(b), 5-4-402(d), 5-4-403(a), 5-4-403, 5-4-501(c), 5-4-501(d), 5-4-702(a), 5-4-702(e), 5-4-707(f), 5-4-803(c), 5-4-803(d), 5-5-204(a), 5-10-101(a), 5-10-101(c), 5-10-102(c), 5-10-104(c), 5-10-105(b), 5-14-110(a), 5-14-112(b), 5-14-113, 5-14-124(a), 5-14-125(a), 5-14-126(a), 5-14-137(b), 5-36-103(b), 5-39-204, 5-53-101(4), 5-54-119, 5-54-129, 5-54-206(c), 5-55-107(c), 5-64-407(c), 5-64-411(c), 5-70-104(b), 5-65-115(a), 5-65-103, 5-65-303, 5-65-310, 3-3-203, 5-73-103(c), 5-73-323, 9-27-507(b), 9-27-507(e), 9-27-510(a), 9-27-510(c), 9-28-409(f), 11-10-513(a), 12-1-102, 12-1-104, 16-84-118, 12-12-905(a), 12-12-906(a), 12-12-909(a), 12-12-913(c), 12-12-913(j), 12-12-917(b), 12-12-917(f), 12-12-917(h), 12-12-918(d), 12-12-919(b), 12-12-1003(c), 12-12-1109(e), 12-12-1110(e), 12-12-1506(a), 12-27-103(b), 12-27-104(a), 12-27-105(b), 12-27-107(a), 12-27-107(c), 12-27-107(d), 12-27-113(b), 12-27-117, 12-27-124(a), 12-27-125(b), 12-27-126(a), 12-27-126(c), 12-27-126(d), 12-27-127, 12-27-129(b), 12-27-136, 12-27-145(a), 12-27-145(b), 12-27-147, 12-27-149, 12-27-204(a), 12-28-103, 12-28-104, 12-28-107(b), 12-28-604, 12-29-112(a), 12-29-112, 12-29-117, 25-43-403(d), 12-29-206, 12-29-404(b), 12-29-404(c), 12-29-404(e), 14-14-115(b), 12-32-101(5), 12-32-102(d), 14-164-340(b), 16-1-101(a), 16-17-137(a), 16-21-106(c), 16-21-204(b), 16-80-104(c), 16-90-107(b), 16-90-120, 16-90-121, 16-90-402, 16-90-402(b), 16-90-802(d), 16-90-803(b), 16-90-1109(b), 16-90-1113(a), 16-90-1303(b), 16-90-1303(c), 16-90-1304(b), 16-90-1305(c), 16-90-1404(1), 16-93-101(5), 16-93-101(6), 16-93-101(11), 16-93-101(12), 16-93-101, 16-93-103, 16-93-104(a), 16-93-104(c), 16-93-106(a), 16-93-106(b), 16-93-107(b), 16-93-107(e), 16-93-111, 16-93-201(a), 16-93-202(a), 16-93-202(c), 16-93-202(e), 16-93-203(1), 16-93-204(a), 16-93-205, 16-93-206, 16-93-207(b), 16-93-207(c), 16-93-207(d), 5-10-101, 16-93-208, 16-93-210, 16-93-