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IA HSB314

SB

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health And Human Services

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a medical release program allowing the Board of Parole to release inmates diagnosed with a terminal illness (prognosis of death within one year), serious medical condition (end-stage disease), or who are physically or mentally incapacitated and unable to perform daily living activities

  • Department of Corrections must perform an updated risk assessment evaluating reoffending risk for eligible inmates and may file petitions for medical review with the Board of Parole

  • Board of Parole must notify all victims and allow them 14 days to submit victim impact statements; the board must make a decision within 45 days of receiving a petition, with all hearings open to the public

  • Released persons must be supervised under a release plan that includes medical care and support services, regular check-ins with a supervisory officer, and conditions to ensure public safety

  • Board of Parole must submit an annual report to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026, and each year thereafter, detailing petitions received, persons released, and outcomes of released persons

Legislative Description

A bill for an act establishing a medical release program for certain persons committed to the custody of the department of corrections.

Last Action

Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 334.

2/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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