Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 26, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 3298
Modifies procedures for early medical release of adult in custody from prison.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Modifies procedures for early medical release of adult in custody from prison. Directs Department of Corrections to inform adults in custody concerning release process and develop application form. Establishes Medical Release Advisory Committee within State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision. Specifies qualifications of members of committee. Requires board to follow release recommendation of committee unless adult in custody poses specific danger to another person or public that outweighs compassionate reasons for release. Provides that staff attorney of committee may petition court for resentencing in order to effectuate early medical release. Directs Department of Corrections to annually report data concerning medical release to committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
March 2 to June 26, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Jun 26 · stopped116 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 2 to Mar 97 days
JudiciaryMar 9 to Jun 26 · stopped109 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Jun 26
All 4 actions, as published
- Mar 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 9Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
- Jun 3Informational Meeting held.House of Representatives
- Jun 26In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives