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Committee adopts amendment and passes SB116 to formalize inmate grievance exhaustion process
State Agencies Committee (Senate) · January 24, 2019
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Summary
The committee adopted Amendment 1 to SB116 and passed the bill as amended; the legislation creates a statutory framework requiring inmates to exhaust administrative grievance procedures before filing federal claims, a change prompted by recent court rulings.
Senate Bill 116 was amended and passed by the State Agencies Committee after a sponsor explained the change is intended to restore a statutory requirement that inmates exhaust administrative remedies before filing federal lawsuits. Committee members said the amendment reflected…
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