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S1317................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
PAROLEE RELEASE DATE - Adds to existing law to provide for release dates of
parolees who have parole eligibility dates that fall on Saturday, Sunday or
a legal holiday.
01/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22 Rpt prt - to Jud
01/31 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/04 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett(Thorson), Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Siddoway
Floor Sponsor - McKague
Title apvd - to House
02/05 House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud
02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark,
Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest(Burgoyne), Henderson, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, LeFavour,
Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ringo, Roberts,
Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08),
Shirley, Shively, Smith(24), Smith(30)(Stanek), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bayer, Brackett, Jaquet, Lake, Patrick
Floor Sponsor - LeFavour
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 To enrol
02/22 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/25 Sp signed
02/26 To Governor
02/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 42
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1317 BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PAROLE; AMENDING CHAPTER 2, TITLE 20, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION 3 OF A NEW SECTION 20-239A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR RELEASE DATES OF 4 PAROLEES WITH PAROLE ELIGIBILITY DATES THAT FALL ON A SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR 5 LEGAL HOLIDAY. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Chapter 2, Title 20, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 8 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 9 ignated as Section 20-239A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 10 20-239A. RELEASE UPON GRANT OF PAROLE. Any convicted person undergoing 11 sentence in the penitentiary who has a parole eligibility date which falls on 12 a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday may be granted a parole release date by 13 the Idaho commission for pardons and parole which falls on the last weekday 14 immediately preceding such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17319
The purpose of this proposed new statute is to allow the Commission
of Pardons and Parole to release offenders onto parole on the last
business day prior to their parole eligibility date, when that date
falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Idaho Code 20-239
was amended last year to include a similar provision for offenders
who have satisfied their full sentence. The purpose of this
year's proposal is to allow Commission staff and IDOC Record staff,
who do not typically work on weekends or holidays, to verify that
all releases of offenders from custody are proper. This will help
ensure that offenders are released in a timely manner, and that
offenders who should be released are released.
FISCAL NOTE
The fiscal impact is a slight reduction in incarceration cost as
affected offenders would be paroled an additional day or two early.
Contact
Name: Olivia Craven, Commission of Pardons and Parole
Phone: 334-2520
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1317