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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6566: Clemency and pardons board

Affirming the authority of the clemency and pardons board to make recommendations to the governor regarding petitions for reprieve to ensure that victims, law enforcement, prisoners, and others are heard.

Summary

  • Good cause, in the context of the Governor's ability to grant a respite or reprieve, means that the Governor has undergone an individualized consideration of the facts of a specific conviction after receiving a recommendation from the Board.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6566), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2014
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
February 17, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
February 28, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to affirming the authority of the clemency and pardons board to make recommendations to the governor regarding petitions for reprieve to ensure that victims, law enforcement, prisoners, and others are heard;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Mike Padden R-4Kirk Pearson R-39Senator D-35

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  2. Minority; do not pass.
  3. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  4. Referred back to committee, bill not received by cut off.
  5. Senate refers bill from Rules to Law & Justice.
  6. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6566 in other sessions

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