Employment
AN ACT CONCERNING PAROLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING LENGTHY SENTENCES FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL TURNED TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.
To incentivize rehabilitation among incarcerated individuals and provide a second chance for those who were convicted and sentenced before twenty-five years of age.
Introduced by:
Judiciary Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 611 | |
| JUD Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Uncalled Amendments | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #9308 (R) [doc] | |
| Senate LCO Amendment #9315 (R) [doc] |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26/2021 | (LCO) | File Number 611 | |
| 4/26/2021 | Senate Calendar Number 353 | ||
| 4/26/2021 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/26/2021 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/19/2021 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/26/21 10:00 AM | |
| 4/8/2021 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/5/2021 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/5/2021 | Public Hearing 03/10 | ||
| 3/3/2021 | Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary |
Co-sponsors of SB-978
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Sen. Will Haskell, 26th Dist.
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