BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5600: Rehabilitated offenders

Concerning rehabilitated offenders.

Summary

  • Creates the community review board within the office of the governor to review incarcerated offenders for possible early release after twenty years of confinement. Authorizes an offender, convicted of and incarcerated for one or more crimes, to petition the community review board for early release after serving at least twenty years of total confinement.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
January 31, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1789

AN ACT Relating to rehabilitated offenders;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannie Darneille (D-27)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5600 in other sessions

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