SB 1446: Incarcerated persons: release and parole.

The bill aims to amend existing laws related to incarcerated persons. It would exempt the governor's review of parole decisions from the standard review process, making the decision and vote of each commissioner in an en banc review a public record. The bill also revises the criteria for referring a person for evaluation as a sexually violent predator, applying to both determinate and indeterminate prison sentences. This would impose additional duties on counties regarding commitment of persons as sexually violent predators, resulting in a state-mandated local program. If the commission on state mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs will be made pursuant to statutory provisions.