WV HB5538 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-09 - To House Jails and Prisons
Pending: House Jails and Prisons Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of bill is to modify parole eligibility for inmates serving life sentences and those who have been convicted of first degree murder.

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Title

To modify the parole eligibility for a person serving a sentence for first degree murder

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-09HouseTo House Jails and Prisons
2024-02-09HouseIntroduced in House
2024-02-09HouseTo Jails and Prisons then Judiciary
2024-02-09HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB799 (Similar To) 2024-02-15 - To Judiciary

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Code Citations

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