S.F. 409 Section 1. Section 906.5, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 1 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. Not less than twenty days prior to conducting a hearing 3 at which the board will interview the person, the board 4 shall notify the department of corrections of the scheduling 5 of the interview, and the department shall make the person 6 available to the board at the person’s institutional residence 7 as scheduled in the notice. However, if health, safety, or 8 security conditions require moving the person to another 9 institution or facility prior to the scheduled interview, 10 the department of corrections shall so notify the board. If 11 the interview is conducted electronically, recording of the 12 proceedings by any party is prohibited, and redistribution 13 or posting of such recordings on the internet or through any 14 other medium is prohibited. A violation of this paragraph 15 constitutes a serious misdemeanor. 16 EXPLANATION 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 18 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 19 This bill relates to the recording and redistribution of 20 board of parole interview proceedings. 21 The bill provides that if a board of parole interview is 22 conducted electronically, recording of the proceedings by 23 any party is prohibited, and redistribution or posting of 24 such recordings on the internet or through any other medium 25 is prohibited. A violation of this provision constitutes a 26 serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by 27 confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least 28 $430 but not more than $2,560. 29 -1- LSB 2604XS (2) 91 as/js 1/ 1