Establishes compassionate release program for certain inmates; repeals law that establishes medical parole.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Aug 2020
General Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Aug 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Signed Oct 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2020 · General Assembly Jul 30, 2020
How they voted
29–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Aug 27, 2020
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican13
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Oct 19, 2020
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2020, c.106.
executive
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (30-7)
upper
Aug 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Aug 3, 2020
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jul 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (68-2-4)
lower
Jul 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jul 20, 2020
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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