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AL HB110

Bill

Status

Passed

4/7/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jim Hill

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2021

AI Summary

HB110 Summary

  • Revises parole and probation violation procedures by limiting confinement periods to maximum 45 consecutive days for most violators, with allowance for up to three total confinement periods before revocation.

  • Establishes financial responsibility of the Department of Corrections for health care costs of parolees and probationers in county jails, with counties receiving $28 per day per diem (adjusted every three years), and requiring payment of invoices within 60 days.

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to designate consenting county jails and establish residential transition centers for housing parolees and probationers serving confinement for violations, with at least one facility in each geographic region by January 1, 2022.

  • Mandates courts provide electronic notification to the Department of Corrections within five days of sentencing a defendant to state custody, with transcript acceptance timelines of 30-35 days depending on validation status.

  • Provides parolees and probationers credit for time served in custody prior to revocation hearings, and restricts revocation to mandatory parole revocation for violent offenses, Class A felonies, and sex offenses under specified conditions.

Legislative Description

Pardons and Paroles Board, Dept. of Corrections, limits of confinement for parole and probation violations further provided for, provide Dept of Corrections responsible for health care costs on parolees and probationers in certain circumstances, provide Dept. of Corrections required to designate county jails for confinement of parole and probation violators, to provide that pardons and paroles may establish residential transition centers and provide for operation, notification of courts to Dept. of Corrections of defendant sentenced to its custody further provided for, Secs. 14-3-30, 15-22-29, 15-22-32, 15-22-52, 15-22-54 am'd.

Pardons and Paroles Board

Last Action

Conference Committee on HB110 2021RS first Substitute Offered

4/7/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance and Taxation General Fund2/24/2021
Ways and Means General Fund2/4/2021
Judiciary2/2/2021

Full Bill Text

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