Legislation

Title: Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform
Sponsored by: Delegates Carter, Anderson, Glenn, Holmes, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, Smith, Sydnor, and Valentino-Smith
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing specified provisions that provide that inmates serving a term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's approval, subject to specified provisions; requiring specified parole decisions to be transmitted to the Governor under specified circumstances; authorizing the Governor to disapprove specified parole decisions in a specified manner; and providing that if the Governor does not disapprove a specified parole decision in a specified manner within a specified time period, the decision becomes effective.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0111

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2015 Legislative Date 2/04/2015 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2015 Legislative Date 2/04/2015 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/17/2015 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/17/2015 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/03/2015	2/04/2015	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/04/2015	2/04/2015	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/17/2015	2/17/2015	Hearing cancelled
House	2/17/2015	2/17/2015	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/04/2015	Text - First - Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform

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