HB 1826 -- Videoconferencing of Offenders Sponsor: Fitzwater This bill allows the Board of Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections, or a hearing panel of the board, to conduct a hearing with an offender by means of a videoconference at its discretion. Victims having a right to attend parole hearings may testify at the site where the board is conducting the videoconference or at the institution where the offender is located. The use of videoconferencing will not be utilized if the offender or victim object to it.