Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.

When the court imposes a sentence, present law requires the court to place on the record what enhancement or mitigating factors were considered, if any, as well as the reasons for the sentence, in order to ensure fair and consistent sentencing. This bill adds a requirement that, when the court imposes a sentence of continuous confinement, the court place on the record the estimated number of years and months the defendant will serve before becoming eligible for release. ON MARCH 17, 2022, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2657, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 requires the department of correction to provide the court with a form to assist in determining, for a sentence of continuous confinement, the estimated number of years and months the defendant will serve before becoming eligible for release. This amendment specifies that the estimation will not be a basis for post-conviction relief or for a direct appeal of the defendant's sentence. This amendment also specifies that the requirements of this bill as amended apply "at a sentencing hearing."