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1997 SESSION
HB 2058 Commitment of convicted felons.
Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Commitment of convicted persons to custody of Director. Changes the time period for when an inmate comes under the supervision of the Department of Corrections. Currently the operative time is six months; this bill changes the time period to one year or longer. Thus, any inmate convicted of a felony committed after January 1, 1995, and sentenced to one year or longer shall be placed within the custody of the Department of Corrections. Enhanced payments by DOC for these prisoners remaining in jail shall begin on the sixty-first day from the date the final sentencing order is mailed by certified letter or sent by electronic transmission.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 979004825 pdf
- 02/02/97 House: Printed as engrossed 979004825-E pdf
- 02/25/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2058ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2058ER) pdf
- 04/08/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 979004825
- 01/14/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 01/31/97 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Read first time
- 02/02/97 House: Read second time
- 02/02/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/02/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/02/97 House: Printed as engrossed 979004825-E
- 02/03/97 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/04/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/04/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/07/97 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/97 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/11/97 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/13/97 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/13/97 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/97 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2058ER)
- 03/03/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2058ER)
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 840 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/08/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840)