Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests law enforcement agencies to notify the media immediately upon the escape of inmates
Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 48. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Revises penalty provisions for prisoners serving a life sentence for heroin
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Urges and requests law enforcement agencies to notify the media immediately upon the escape of inmates
Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 48. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Revises penalty provisions for prisoners serving a life sentence for heroin

HSR5

HSR5 Sponsored by Roy A. Burrell
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Approved on 5/19/08.

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Requests the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to study the feasibility of offering additional good-time incentives for participation in educational programs
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Provides relative to reimbursement for facilities housing inmates (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the reimbursement to private health care providers for costs of extraordinary medical expenses of inmates under certain circumstances (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)

HB727

HB727 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires immediate media notification upon escape from correctional institution
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Amends provisions of law regarding eligibility for work release (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Senate floor amendments were read and adopted. The amended bill was read by title and failed to pass by a vote of 11 yeas, and 6 nays. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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Amends provisions of law regarding the definition of a technical violation for the purposes of revoking probation or parole (RE DECREASE GF EX See Note)

HSR5

HSR5 Sponsored by Roy A. Burrell
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Approved on 5/19/08.

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Requests the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to study the feasibility of offering additional good-time incentives for participation in educational programs
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Provides relative to reimbursement for facilities housing inmates (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the reimbursement to private health care providers for costs of extraordinary medical expenses of inmates under certain circumstances (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)

HB727

HB727 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires immediate media notification upon escape from correctional institution
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Amends provisions of law regarding eligibility for work release (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - The amended bill was read by title and failed to pass by a vote of 11 yeas, and 6 nays. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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Amends provisions of law regarding the definition of a technical violation for the purposes of revoking probation or parole (RE DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: June 6, 2008.

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Enacts the Inmate Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Act (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB330

HB330 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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Requires testing of inmates for certain transmitted diseases prior to release from incarceration and community notification if positive
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends provisions of law regarding eligibility to participate in work release programs (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires that space be made available for offering substance abuse counseling at all correctional facilities (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the entity receiving supervised release payments (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to eligibility for intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to the permissible use of interest earned from inmates' compensation accounts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the release of certain information pertaining to a prisoner's activities while incarcerated
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to the rate of "good time" and jail credit that inmates may receive (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends provisions of law regarding temporary release of inmates (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends the definition of "contraband" with regard to items prohibited in state correctional facilities
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Provides relative to payment of health care for prisoners (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires testing of inmates for certain infectious diseases upon intake and release from incarceration
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Provides that part of work release wages cover the entire cost of board for the inmate
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: June 6, 2008.

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Enacts the Inmate Rehabilitation and Workforce Development Act (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB330

HB330 Sponsored by Rickey Hardy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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Requires testing of inmates for certain transmitted diseases prior to release from incarceration and community notification if positive
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends provisions of law regarding eligibility to participate in work release programs (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires that space be made available for offering substance abuse counseling at all correctional facilities (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the entity receiving supervised release payments (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides relative to eligibility for intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides with respect to the permissible use of interest earned from inmates' compensation accounts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for the release of certain information pertaining to a prisoner's activities while incarcerated
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - HB121: Becomes Act No. 30 without the Governor's signature.

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Provides relative to the rate of "good time" and jail credit that inmates may receive (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends provisions of law regarding temporary release of inmates (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Amends the definition of "contraband" with regard to items prohibited in state correctional facilities
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Provides relative to payment of health care for prisoners (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Requires testing of inmates for certain infectious diseases upon intake and release from incarceration
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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Provides that part of work release wages cover the entire cost of board for the inmate