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• Introduced by Rep. Rick Jones (R) on March 4, 2009, to expedite sentence commutation hearings for prisoners based on physical or mental incapacity or for those who are terminally ill. Specifically, public hearings that are generally required for sentence commutations could be waived if the prisoner is seeking a commutation 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 87 to 22 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.