CS/HB 757 (2009) -  Parole for Adolescent Offenders

General Bill by Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee and Weinstein (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard; Fresen; Jenne; Kreegel; Kriseman; Rouson; Sachs; Stargel; Taylor, P.; Williams, T.
Parole for Adolescent Offenders: Designates act "Second Chance for Children in Prison Act of 2009"; provides that child 15 years of age or younger who is sentenced to life or more than 10 years in prison is eligible for parole if offender has been incarcerated for minimum period & has not previously been convicted or adjudicated of or had adjudication withheld for certain offenses; requires initial eligibility interview to determine whether adolescent offender has been sufficiently rehabilitated for parole; provides criteria to determine sufficient rehabilitation; provides eligibility for reinterview after specified period for offenders denied parole; provides that child be incarcerated in facility with GED program; provides that if child is granted parole, adolescent offender must participate in any available reentry program for 2 years; defines term "reentry program"; provides priority for certain programs; provides for retroactive application.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law and shall apply retroactively
Last Event: Died in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1430 Subject: Adolescent Offenders/Parole [SPSC] Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee 3/11/2009 12:15:18 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee 3/9/2009 1:38:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee 3/9/2009 1:28:07 PM --UnPublished--

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Now in Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 03/13/2009 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 03/13/2009 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 03/13/2009 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 03/13/2009 - 11:06 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/12/2009 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/11/2009 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.20 Time: 03/11/2009 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Time: 03/11/2009 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Time: 03/10/2009 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee agenda Time: 03/06/2009 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2009 - 10:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Remaining referral: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Remaining referral: Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Remaining referral: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Time: 02/25/2009 - 7:39 AM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/05/2009 - 3:38 PM Member: Weinstein Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
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