AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS-CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - PAROLE (Provides that prisoners who were sentenced as adults for offenses committed prior to age eighteen would be eligible for parole after fifteen years.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2017
Last action Jun 15, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 15, 2017
Committee
06/15/2017 Referred to House Judiciary
legislature
Jun 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2017 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
02/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HM
Harold M. Metts
DDemocratic
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