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Senate advances bill requiring timely victim notice for parole hearings after debate and amendment
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 2-22 after adopting an amendment that removes a 30-day fixed notice requirement and instead requires 'timely' notice to victims and families and clarifies continuances when victims cannot attend parole hearings; the bill passed second reading 27–1 and moves to third reading.
Senate Bill 2-22, a measure sponsored on the floor by Senator Howell to strengthen victims’ participation in Board of Pardons and Parole hearings, cleared the Senate’s second-reading calendar on Feb. 27 after an amendment and floor debate.
The bill requires the board to send notice of upcoming parole hearings to victims or victims’ families in a timely fashion so their perspectives can be considered during parole decisions. Senator Howell said the measure also lets victims notify the board if they cannot attend; in such cases the board may grant a continuance until the victim can testify. Howell told the Senate the bill was proposed by Janetta Williams, who he identified as director and regional director of the NAACP of the state of Utah, and said the board of pardons had reviewed the proposal.
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