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CS/SB 556: Inmate Conditional Medical Release

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Bracy ; Powell

Inmate Conditional Medical Release; Establishing the conditional medical release program within the Department of Corrections; requiring any inmate who meets certain criteria to be considered for conditional medical release; providing for victim notification in certain circumstances; providing that an inmate who is approved for conditional medical release must be released from the department in a reasonable amount of time; providing that a medical releasee remains in the care, custody, supervision, and control of the department and is eligible to earn or lose gain-time, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/17/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/1/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 43
    11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    11/12/2019 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 133
    11/13/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    11/18/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 127
    1/17/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/22/20, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/24/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/29/20, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    1/29/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 230
    1/31/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 556, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/13/2019 at 12:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/21/2020 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1728 (c2) Public Meetings and Records/Conditional Medical Release Program Brandes Linked Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill
    H 837 Inmate Conditional Release DuBose Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    906570 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 1/31/2020
    5:27 PM
    		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    544822 - Amendment
    Delete lines 76 - 311 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Brandes)     		1/28/2020
    10:00 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/29/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/29/2020 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.1935 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding. Page 11 (pdf)
    775.084 Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms. Page 12 (pdf)
    775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. Page 13 (pdf)
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 14 (pdf)
    790.235 Possession of firearm or ammunition by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty. Page 15 (pdf)
    794.0115 Dangerous sexual felony offender; mandatory sentencing. Page 15 (pdf)
    893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 16 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 24 (pdf)
    944.605 Inmate release; notification; identification card. Page 26 (pdf)
    944.70 Conditions for release from incarceration. Page 26 (pdf)
    945.0911 Page 3 (pdf)
    947.13 Powers and duties of commission. Page 27 (pdf)
    947.141 Violations of conditional release, control release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery supervision. Page 28 (pdf)
    947.149 Conditional medical release. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 556, Original Filed Version Posted 10/17/2019 at 2:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/8/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/13/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    575744 - Amendment
    Delete lines 134 - 265 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		11/8/2019
    10:08 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/12/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/12/2019 10:30 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.1935 Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding. Page 10 (pdf)
    775.084 Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms. Page 10 (pdf)
    775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. Page 11 (pdf)
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. Page 12 (pdf)
    790.235 Possession of firearm or ammunition by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty. Page 13 (pdf)
    794.0115 Dangerous sexual felony offender; mandatory sentencing. Page 14 (pdf)
    893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Page 14 (pdf)
    921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; scoresheets. Page 23 (pdf)
    944.605 Inmate release; notification; identification card. Page 24 (pdf)
    944.70 Conditions for release from incarceration. Page 25 (pdf)
    945.0911 Page 2 (pdf)
    947.13 Powers and duties of commission. Page 26 (pdf)
    947.141 Violations of conditional release, control release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery supervision. Page 26 (pdf)
    947.149 Conditional medical release. Page 10 (pdf)

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