Corrections, Board of; powers and duties. (SB724)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Board of Corrections; powers and duties. Restores the authority of the Board of Corrections (the Board) to (i) ensure the development of long-range programs and plans for corrections services provided at the state and local levels; (ii) review and comment on all budgets and requests for appropriations for the Department of Corrections (the Department) prior to submission to the Governor and on all applications for federal funds; (iii) monitor the activities of the Department and its effectiveness in implementing the standards and goals of the Board; and (iv) authorize the payment of medical expenses incurred by a prisoner after his release or discharge from the Department when such expenses are the result of an injury suffered by the prisoner while incarcerated and not caused by the misconduct of the prisoner. Chapter 375 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 repealed the Board's authority to perform these tasks. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/22/2016Presented and ordered printed 16103428D
01/22/2016Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
02/02/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB724)
02/05/2016Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2016Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2016Read second time
02/09/2016Reading of amendments waived
02/09/2016Committee amendments agreed to
02/09/2016Engrossed by Senate as amended SB724E
02/09/2016Printed as engrossed 16103428D-E
02/10/2016Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

OH, TODAY? [ LAUGHTER ] NOT 3:00. WE WILL MEET AT 4:15. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WILL MEET AT 4:15, 10TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, SENATORS NORMENT, KNEW MAN, HALL, SASS LAUF -- SASLAW AND RUFF. THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CAPITOL OUTLAY WILL MEET AT 5:00 P.M., 10TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, SENATORS NORMENT, SASLAW, RUFF, WAGNER, MCDOUGAL AND ALEXANDER. TOM, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY WILL MEET AT 7:30 A.M. IN THE 10TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, SENATORS McDOUGLE, HOWELL, LUCAS, CARRICO AND OBENSHAIN. THE WOMEN'S LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE 8TH FLOOR, 8:30 A.M., COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AT 9:00 A.M. SENATE ROOM B.