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Committee votes 'inexpedient to legislate' on bill to allow parole hearings for some life-without-parole inmates
Summary
After extended debate, the committee voted 9-7 to recommend ‘inexpedient to legislate’ on HB 638, effectively blocking the bill that would have allowed parole hearings for a small number of inmates serving life without parole.
The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 9-7 in favor of a motion described in the hearing transcript as “inexpedient to legislate” on House Bill 638, preventing further legislative action on the bill in that committee.
Supporters of HB 638 argued the measure would not automatically release inmates but would make a small number of people eligible for a parole hearing so the parole board could evaluate rehabilitation and any new…
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