Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship made to the board of parole
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Crime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 483
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2023
- Done: House committeeMarch 2, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The board of parole must quickly let people know when they receive an application for things like a pardon or the restoration of citizenship rights. After getting an application from someone convicted of a crime, the board has one year to tell the governor whether they recommend granting the request.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship made to the board of parole. The bill provides that the board of parole shall acknowledge an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship received from a person convicted of a criminal offense within days of receipt of the application, and shall make a recommendation to the governor concerning whether an application should be granted within 365 days of receipt of the application.
Family tree
90th General Assembly