"Earn Your Way Out Act"; requires DOC to develop inmate reentry plan and establish information database; establishes administrative parole release and provides compliance credits.*
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Nov 2019
Senate Passage
Dec 2019
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · General Assembly Nov 25, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (58-24-2)
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred by Senate Amendments (28-11)
upper
Nov 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (55-16-3)
lower
Nov 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 15, 2018
Committee
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Jun 25, 2018
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
Jun 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-11)
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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