File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 940
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator McFadden
- Entitled:
-
Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval and In Banc Review
Repealing provisions that provide that an individual who is serving a
term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's
approval; and authorizing, with an exception, an individual serving a
term of life imprisonment to have a judgment or determination of any
point or question relating to the individual's conviction or sentence
reviewed by a three-judge panel sitting in banc by filing a notice for
in banc review any time after the individual has served at least 20
continuous years of imprisonment without being released on parole.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/16
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/19
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
- Governor
- Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
- Notices
- Parole and Probation
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Correctional Services
- (
4-305 ,
7-301
)
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-109 ,
8-109
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
