H 3425 (Rat #0483) General Bill, By J.M. Baxley
    A Bill to provide that a person sentenced to a term of imprisonment, which does not exceed ninety days, and who is incarcerated in a county prison or jail may be released to the custody and care of a prisoner rehabilitation program, to prohibit such release for a person who has committed a violent crime or is determined to be a violent offender under guidelines established by the State Board of Corrections, provide that a prisoner may be ordered released from a county prison or jail to the sole custody and care of a prisoner rehabilitation program under certain specified conditions, authorize a prisoner rehabilitation program to return a prisoner released to it under this Act to the custody of the county prison or jail under certain conditions, provide that if a prisoner is returned by the program to the custody of the county prison or jail, the prisoner may not be released to the program again without a court order pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and provide that when a prisoner successfully completes the rehabilitation program in the opinion of the director of the program, the prisoner may apply to the court in the county in which he was sentenced for a reduction of his sentence or for release from the county prison or jail into society at large, subject to any terms or conditions the court, in its discretion, may impose upon the prisoner.-amended title
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02/05/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-7
02/05/91	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-8
04/11/91	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-7
04/23/91	House	Amended HJ-249
04/23/91	House	Read second time HJ-250
04/24/91	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
04/25/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-22
04/25/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology SJ-22
04/28/92	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology SJ-33
04/29/92	Senate	Amended
04/29/92	Senate	Read second time
04/29/92	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments
05/14/92	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-183
05/21/92	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-62
05/27/92		Ratified R 483
06/02/92		Vetoed by Governor
06/03/92	House	Veto sustained Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx HJ-12
06/03/92	House	Roll call to override: 48-40;failed to receive 2/3 vote HJ-14