State Representative Gerald Watkins has pre-filed three bills for the 2017 legislative session that would crack down on criminals committing some of the most serious crimes and strengthen consumer-safety protections. The first bill would require anyone convicted of attempting to murder a peace officer or firefighter to serve at least 85 percent of his or her sentence before being eligible for probation or parole. The second bill would require a sentence of life without parole for those having three or more independent convictions of a Class A or B felony, the most serious of the four felony levels. The final bill is a consumer-protection initiative that would stop the selling and/or marketing of wireless phone numbers without the individual subscriber’s written consent. Representative Watkins said that he’s worked with telecommunications providers and the Kentucky Attorney General’s office to make sure the bill does not hinder normal commerce.