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HB3689 • 2025

Authorizes the Governor to commute a person's prison sentence to allow for the removal of the person.

Authorizes the Governor to commute a person's prison sentence to allow for the removal of the person.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Reschke
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to Judiciary.

  3. 2025-02-25 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act lets the Governor commute prison terms to allow for removal. The Act also tells DOC to work with ICE to identify AICs subject to removal and to report this data to the Governor. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.9).
Authorizes the Governor to commute a person's prison sentence to allow for the removal of the person.
Directs the Department of Corrections to work with federal immigration authorities to identify persons in the custody of the department who are subject to removal, to facilitate participation in removal proceedings during incarceration sentences and to coordinate with the Governor so that any commutation results in the person being transferred directly into the custody of a federal immigration authority.
Relating to: Relating to removal proceedings.
Current location: In House Committee