Kirsch, J.
. . . Swallows contends he is entitled to the benefit of the revised sentence modification statute, which was part of an overhaul of our criminal code pursuant to P.L. 158–2013 and P.L. 168–2014. This revision resulted in, among other things, the elimination of the prosecutor’s veto regarding a petition for sentence modification. Indiana Code section 35-38-1- 17, which became effective July 1, 2014, now provides: (c) If more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days have elapsed since the convicted person began serving the sentence, the court may reduce or suspend the sentence and impose a sentence that the court was authorized to impose at the time of sentencing. The court must incorporate its reasons in the record. See Ind. Code § 35-38-1-17(c) (2014); see also Ind. P.L. 168-2014, § 58 (effective July 1, 2014); Ind. P.L. 158-2013, § 396 (effective July 1, 2014). As part of the overhaul, the Legislature included a saving clause stating, “A SECTION of P.L.158-2013 or P.L.168-2014 does not affect: (1) penalties incurred; (2) crimes committed; or (3) proceedings begun; before [July 1, 2014]. Those penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as if that SECTION of P.L.158-2013 or P.L.168-2014 had not been enacted.” Hobbs, 26 N.E.3d at 985 (citing Ind. Code § 1-1-5.5-21 (a)).
Our decision is governed by this court’s reasoning in Hobbs. Hobbs was convicted in 2006 for offenses he committed in 2005. Id. at 984-85. The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate sentence of twenty-three years. Id. at 985. Hobbs’s convictions and sentence were affirmed on appeal. Id. Thereafter, he petitioned for post-conviction relief. The post-conviction court’s denial of his petition was affirmed on appeal. Id. Finally, on July 23, 2014, Hobbs filed a petition for modification of his sentence pursuant to Indiana Code section 35- 38-1-17(c) (2014). Id. Our court denied Hobbs’s petition on the basis that the revised version of that statute did not apply to him. The Hobbs Court reasoned:
[Indiana Code section 35-38-1-17(c)] became effective July 1, 2014, as part of the General Assembly’s overhaul of our criminal code pursuant to P.L. 158-2013 and P.L. 168-2014. It was not in effect at the time Hobbs committed his offense against L.M.; rather, the law in effect at that time stated in relevant part: “If more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days have elapsed since the defendant began serving the sentence and after a hearing at which the convicted person is present, the court may reduce or suspend the sentence, subject to the approval of the prosecuting attorney.” I.C. § 35-38-1-17(b) (2005) (emphasis added); see also Harris v. State, 897 N.E.2d 927, 928-29 (Ind. 2008) (“The sentencing statute in effect at the time a crime is committed governs the sentence for that crime.”). Despite Hobbs’[s] assertions to the contrary on appeal, there is no question that the current version of Indiana Code Section 35-38-1-17 does not apply to him. I.C. § 1-1-5.5-21 (“The general assembly does not intend the doctrine of amelioration … to apply to any SECTION of P.L. 158-2013 or P.L. 168-2014”); see also Marley v. State, 17 N.E.3d 335, 340 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014) (“It is abundantly clear … that the General Assembly intended the new criminal code to have no effect on criminal proceedings for offenses committed prior to the enactment of the new code.”), trans. denied. Hobbs’[s] arguments to the contrary are without merit. 26 N.E.3d at 985-86.
Noting the plain meaning of the savings clause, and following the intent of the Legislature and our court’s reasoning in Hobbs, we conclude that the current version of Indiana Code section 35-38-1-17, which became effective July 1, 2014, does not apply to Swallows’s petition to modify a sentence that he began serving in 1989. The trial court did not err in denying Swallows’s petition to modify his sentence.
Vaidik, C.J., and Bradford, J., concur.