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GA SB472
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
Bill Cowsert
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AI Summary
- Clarifies the meaning of "entirely incapacitated" under Georgia's Constitution for purposes of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles granting medical reprieves to offenders
- An offender qualifies as "entirely incapacitated" only if all four criteria are met: requires assistance with at least two daily life functions or is completely immobile, poses an extremely low risk of physical threat or reoffending, requires nursing home level of care as defined by the Department of Community Health, and suffers from a progressively debilitating terminal illness
- Defines "necessary daily life functions" as eating, breathing, utilizing a toilet, walking, and bathing
- Amends Code Section 42-9-43, which governs the information the Board of Pardons and Paroles must consider when determining whether to grant relief, by inserting a new subsection (c) with the eligibility criteria
- Sponsored by Senator Grant of the 25th and multiple co-sponsors; passed the Georgia Senate
Legislative Description
State Board of Pardons/Paroles; clarify meaning of 'entirely incapacitated'; granting medical reprieves authorized by Constitution of Georgia
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/26/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/24/2010
State Institutions and Property3/10/2010
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