2003 House Bill 5178

Senate Roll Call 490: Passed

To revise the parole law to make explicit that a person convicted to life without parole for intentionally causing a death by adulterating, misbranding or substituting a drug or medical device is excluded from the parole board's jurisdiction after 15 years. Prisoners sentenced to life with possibility of parole automatically come under the parole board's jurisdiction after 15 years.

36 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (22 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (14 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)