California 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB3231 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3231Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to parole. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3231, as introduced, Patterson. Parole.Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to meet with each indeterminately sentenced inmate during the 6th year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date for the purposes of reviewing and documenting the inmates activities and conduct pertinent to parole eligibility. One year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date, existing law requires a panel of the board to meet with the inmate and to grant parole unless the panel or board sitting en banc determines that the gravity of the current convicted offense, or the timing and gravity of current or past convicted offenses, is such that consideration of the public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration for the inmate.The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board of Parole Hearings with respect to the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 3231Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 21, 2020 An act relating to parole. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 3231, as introduced, Patterson. Parole.Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to meet with each indeterminately sentenced inmate during the 6th year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date for the purposes of reviewing and documenting the inmates activities and conduct pertinent to parole eligibility. One year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date, existing law requires a panel of the board to meet with the inmate and to grant parole unless the panel or board sitting en banc determines that the gravity of the current convicted offense, or the timing and gravity of current or past convicted offenses, is such that consideration of the public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration for the inmate.The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board of Parole Hearings with respect to the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member PattersonFebruary 21, 2020
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17	17	Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson
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20	20	An act relating to parole.
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22	22	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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26	26	AB 3231, as introduced, Patterson. Parole.
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28	28	Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to meet with each indeterminately sentenced inmate during the 6th year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date for the purposes of reviewing and documenting the inmates activities and conduct pertinent to parole eligibility. One year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date, existing law requires a panel of the board to meet with the inmate and to grant parole unless the panel or board sitting en banc determines that the gravity of the current convicted offense, or the timing and gravity of current or past convicted offenses, is such that consideration of the public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration for the inmate.The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board of Parole Hearings with respect to the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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30	30	Existing law requires the Board of Parole Hearings to meet with each indeterminately sentenced inmate during the 6th year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date for the purposes of reviewing and documenting the inmates activities and conduct pertinent to parole eligibility. One year before the inmates minimum eligible parole date, existing law requires a panel of the board to meet with the inmate and to grant parole unless the panel or board sitting en banc determines that the gravity of the current convicted offense, or the timing and gravity of current or past convicted offenses, is such that consideration of the public safety requires a more lengthy period of incarceration for the inmate.
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32	32	The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Board of Parole Hearings with respect to the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of parole of a person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of murder.
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34	34	This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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40	40	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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42	42	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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44	44	## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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46	46	SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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48	48	SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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50	50	SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to amend the process of parole for inmates who have been granted parole by the Board of Parole Hearings but whose grant of parole was denied by the Governor.
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52	52	### SECTION 1.