1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 847

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegates Harkins, Owings, Poole, Kach, Bonsack, Stup, and Jacobs
Entitled:
Parole Hearings - Oral Testimony by Victims of Violent Crime

Synopsis:

Allowing certain victims or designated representatives, at certain parole release hearings, to present oral testimony; requiring the Parole Commission to consider this testimony when making a parole determination; and generally relating to parole release hearings.

Legislative History

House Action
2/2
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate Action
3/31
First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored by:
Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A
Delegate Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, District 34
Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B
Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CORRECTION, DIVISION OF
HEARINGS
NOTICES
PAROLE AND PROBATION
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 4-504 , 4-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 051875/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1996 at: 19:29 Status: Adopted