Geriatric, terminally ill, etc., prisoners; conditional release, definition.
Summary
Conditional release of geriatric, terminallyill, or permanently physically disabled prisoners. Provides that any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a felonyoffense, other than a Class 1 felony, who is terminally ill or permanentlyphysically disabled is eligible for consideration by the Parole Boardfor conditional release. The bill also provides that any person serving such sentence (i) who is 65 years or age or older and hasserved at least five years of the sentence imposed or (ii) who is60 years of age or older and has served at least 10 years of thesentenced imposed is eligible for consideration by the Parole Boardfor conditional release without the need to petition the Parole Board.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 28, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB493E
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Amended
Amendment by Senator Bell withdrawn
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102904D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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