Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1027
Modifies hearing process before State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for persons convicted of murder or aggravated murder who are sentenced to life imprisonment with possibility of parole, work release or release to post-prison supervision.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Modifies hearing process before State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for persons convicted of murder or aggravated murder who are sentenced to life imprisonment with possibility of parole, work release or release to post-prison supervision. Directs board to set release date at murder review hearing upon finding that person is capable of rehabilitation and that terms of person's confinement should be changed to life imprisonment with possibility of parole, work release or release to post-prison supervision. Provides that release to post-prison supervision is limited to crimes committed on or after November 1, 1989. Specifies that release date occur 60 days after date of hearing. Provides that person with release date set at murder review hearing is not subject to prison term hearing or postponement of release date at exit interview hearing.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 22 to June 25, 2023, 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 SenateFeb 22 to Jun 25 · stopped123 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 22 to Feb 242 days
JudiciaryFeb 24 to Jun 25 · stopped121 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 Senate Feb 22 – Jun 25
All 4 actions, as published
- Feb 22Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Feb 24Referred to Judiciary.Senate
- Mar 23Public Hearing held.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate