Bill Type
House Bill
Short Title
REVISED PENAL CODE
Text as Filed (File)
HBN-6943 (as filed)
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Congress Author
ANGARA, JUAN EDGARDO M.
Congress Co-Authors
GONZALEZ JR., RAUL T.
AGGABAO, GIORGIDI B.
ALMARIO, THELMA Z.
GONZALES II, NEPTALI M.
Scope
NATIONAL
Legislative Status
PENDING IN THE COMMITTEE
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
45
Session Type
THIRD REGULAR SESSION
Document Certification
NO CERTIFICATION
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06943
FULL TITLE : AN ACT GIVING OFFENDERS THE FULLEST BENEFIT OF PREVENTIVE IMPRISONMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 29 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
SHORT TITLE : Giving Offenders The Fullest Benefit Of Preventive Imprisonment
ABSTRACT : Seeks to correct the iniquitous application of the law where a person convicted of a bailable offense or is convicted of a bailable offense cannot afford bail, undergoes preventive imprisonment. Once entitled to preventive imrisonment, the prisoner concerned must voluntarily agree in writing that he will abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise, if no such written agreement is made, he will only be entitled to four-fifths (4/5) of the period of detention.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA, JUAN EDGARDO M.
DATE FILED : 2009-10-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Gonzalez 2. Aggabao
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Almario 2. Gonzales (N.)
3. De Guzman
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02461
SUBMITTED ON 2009-10-19
SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00144, HB01342
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-11-09
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-11-09
DATE CALENDARED : 2009-11-11
SECOND READING INFORMATION
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Almario, Gonzales (N.), De Guzman
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-11-18
REMARKS : On Nov. 18, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments and approved the same on Second Reading.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-12-01
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2010-01-18
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:176     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2010-01-20
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2010-01-20
REMARKS : 

Abstract

Seeks to correct the iniquitous application of the law where a person convicted of a bailable offense or is convicted of a bailable offense cannot afford bail, undergoes preventive imprisonment. Once entitled to preventive imrisonment, the prisoner concerned must voluntarily agree in writing that he will abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, otherwise, if no such written agreement is made, he will only be entitled to four-fifths (4/5) of the period of detention.

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