AN ACT CONCERNING COMPASSIONATE OR MEDICAL PAROLE AND CREDITS AWARDED FOR RELEASE DURING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND SENTENCE COMMUTATIONS BY THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
To create a release panel for determinations of medical and compassionate release, modify standards used to determine when an inmate may be eligible for compassionate parole release and establish a system for credits to be awarded to inmates toward release from imprisonment in the time of an emergency declaration.
Introduced by:
Judiciary Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 831 [doc] | |
| File No. 534 [doc] | |
| JUD Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| House Schedule A LCO# 8492 (J) [doc] |
| Votes | |
| House Roll Call Vote 172 AS AMENDED |
| Committee Actions | |
| JUD Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 831 | |
| Bill Analysis for HB-6738, as amended by House "A" | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 534 |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2023 | (LCO) | File Number 831 | |
| 5/26/2023 | Senate Calendar Number 566 | ||
| 5/26/2023 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/24/2023 | House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/24/2023 | House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8492 | ||
| 4/12/2023 | (LCO) | File Number 534 | |
| 4/12/2023 | House Calendar Number 329 | ||
| 4/12/2023 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/12/2023 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/4/2023 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/11/23 5:00 PM | |
| 3/28/2023 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2023 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable | |
| 3/17/2023 | Public Hearing 03/22 | ||
| 2/22/2023 | Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |
Co-sponsors of HB-6738
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Rep. Robyn A. Porter, 94th Dist.
Rep. David Michel, 146th Dist.
Rep. Steve Weir, 55th Dist.
Rep. Andre F. Baker, 124th Dist.
Rep. Hubert D. Delany, 144th Dist.
Rep. Craig C. Fishbein, 90th Dist.
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