Correctional facilities; work release programs.
Summary
Correctional facilities; work release programs. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to study inmate work release programs. The bill provides that the work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chairmen of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, House Committee on Public Safety, Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Senate Committee on the Judiciary by December 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Apr 7, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB170E
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100714D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
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