"Earn Your Way Out Act" ; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan; establishes administrative parole release for certain inmates;requires study and report by DOC on fiscal impact.*
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Nov 2016
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2017
Vetoed
May 2017
Introduced Jan 12, 2016
Vetoed May 1, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Nov 14, 2016
How they voted
24–11
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Nov 14, 2016
D
Democratic26
80% Yea
R
Republican14
64% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 1, 2017
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (44-26-0)
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Dec 5, 2016
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
legislature
Nov 14, 2016
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
legislature
Nov 14, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (24-11)
legislature
Oct 20, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Senate Amendment (29-0) (Lesniak)
legislature
Jul 14, 2016
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
legislature
Jul 14, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
legislature
Jul 14, 2016
Committee
Transferred to Senate Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 12, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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