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Panel advances bill allowing courts to refer certain geriatric inmates to parole review; adds judge discretion on hearings
Summary
The subcommittee passed an amended HB 36 that allows judges to review petitions for geriatric inmates and refer eligible cases to the parole board; a late amendment restored judicial discretion to hold hearings and emphasized victim notification.
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 36 as amended to the full Judiciary Committee after adopting amendments that lower the age threshold for a geriatric‑review process and preserve a judge’s discretion to hold hearings.
Vice Chair Davis, the bill sponsor, described the measure as a process for elderly inmates who meet medical and custodial thresholds to seek judicial review and possible referral to the Board of Parole. Under the bill as amended in committee, petitioners must meet specified medical criteria (for…
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