HB0681 Summary

• Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act to establish comprehensive victim rights procedures, including rights to notice of case status, court proceedings, plea negotiations, sentencing, and post-conviction proceedings.

• Requires the Prisoner Review Board to publish victim impact statement information on its website and consider victim statements before discharging individuals from parole or mandatory supervised release, with 30-day notice to registered victims.

• Mandates Prisoner Review Board members complete annual training on domestic violence topics, including safety planning, gender-based violence dynamics, and orders of protection.

• Creates a Prisoner Review Board Task Force to study victim notification processes, victim involvement in parole revocation hearings, safety planning for gender-based violence survivors, and Board member qualifications, with interim report due July 1, 2025 and final report due July 1, 2026.

• Requires Department of Corrections to notify individuals upon release of all in-effect orders of protection against them and run LEADS reports before parole or mandatory supervised release decisions.