AN ACT CONCERNING PRETRIAL HOUSE ARREST AS CREDIT APPLIED TO ANY SENTENCE.

SB 1138 would allow individuals on pretrial house arrest to count that time toward any prison sentence they receive after conviction. The bill amends state law to require courts to apply pretrial house arrest time as credit toward the total sentence imposed. It directly affects people awaiting trial who are granted house arrest instead of jail. This policy change reduces the total time served in prison for those who were under house arrest before trial.