2009 House Bill 4509: Expedite sentence commutation hearings for ill prisoners

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Introduced by Rep. Mark Meadows (D) on March 4, 2009, to expedite sentence commutation hearings for prisoners based on physical or mental incapacity.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 4, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on March 25, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed 88 to 21 in the House on March 26, 2009.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on March 31, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 31, 2009.

Most Recent Comments

1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4509 (Expedite sentence commutation hearings for terminally ill prisoners ) by bugman on March 28, 2009

how astute of the representative not to.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4509 (Expedite sentence commutation hearings for terminally ill prisoners ) by gypsy on March 27, 2009

How astute of you to notice that detail, bugman.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4509 (Expedite sentence commutation hearings for terminally ill prisoners ) by bugman on March 27, 2009

rep. agema.

that's probably because this bill deals with the terminally ill, not the mentally ill.

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