Legislation
- Title
- Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Clippinger and Queen
- Status
- In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Analysis
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                            Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
                            
 Racial and Equity Impact Note
Synopsis
                                Altering, from 15 years to 20 years or the equivalent of 20 years considering certain allowances, the time period that inmates sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2021, must serve before becoming eligible for parole consideration; repealing certain provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to certain provisions; repealing certain provisions that require certain parole decisions be sent to the Governor; etc.
                            Committees
                                - Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Judicial Proceedings
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                                Details
                                
Introduced in a prior session as: HB1219 Session: 2020 Regular Session                                                
                                            
Bill File Type: Pre-Filed                                                
                                            
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021                                                
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4-305, 7-301                                        )
                                    
                                Last Updated: 4/2/2021 9:18 AM
                         
                

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