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2006 SESSION

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HB 691 Prisoners; certain documents to be provided to prisoner upon release.

Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Discharge of prisoner; records required to be provided to prisoner upon release.  Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to provide each prisoner with the following documents upon discharge: (i) verification of the prisoner's work history while in custody; and (ii) verification of all educational and treatment programs completed by the prisoner while in custody. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Commonwealth's Program for Prisoner Reentry to Society (2005).  This bill incorporates House Bill 1530.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063704796  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/06  House: Committee substitute printed 063978348-H1  pdf
• 02/27/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB691ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0108)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063704796
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/03/06  House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/06  House: Committee substitute printed 063978348-H1
• 02/06/06  House: Read first time
• 02/07/06  House: Read second time
• 02/07/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 063978348-H1
• 02/07/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB691H1
• 02/08/06  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/17/06  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/06  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB691ER)
• 02/27/06  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/06)
• 03/31/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0108)