Juveniles; juvenile correctional centers, eligibility for parole.
Summary
Juvenile parole; juvenile correctional centers. Provides that any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonmentor who has a cumulative term of active sentences that total morethan 20 years, regardless of whether such sentences were imposedduring a single sentencing hearing or multiple sentencing hearings,for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committedwhile that person was a juvenile and who has served at least 20 consecutiveyears of incarceration, including any period of commitment in a juvenilecorrectional center, shall be eligible for parole. Under current law,any period of commitment in a juvenile correctional center for anysentences for such juvenile offender is not considered as a portionof the minimum of 20 years of incarceration served in order for suchoffender to be eligible for parole.
Bill status
passed both
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Failed
Feb 2024
Vetoed
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Vetoed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 28, 2024
How they voted
21–19
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB449ER)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (50-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House (50-Y 49-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety (12-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Marsden
DDemocratic
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