Legislation

Title: State Correctional Facilities – Incarcerated Individuals – Costs of Telephone Communications
Sponsored by: Delegates Roberson, Acevero, Alston, J. Long, Phillips, Roberts, Simmons, Taylor, White Holland, Williams, and Woods
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that a State correctional facility is responsible for the payment of costs charged by a telephone service provider under certain circumstances; providing that a State correctional facility and a telephone service provider may not charge an incarcerated individual or a third party under certain circumstances; and providing that an incarcerated individual's access to or use of telephone equipment and telephone services may not supplant time that the incarcerated individual is entitled to in-person visitation.

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Cross-filed with: SB0948

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0257 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2024 Legislative Date 2/09/2024 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Correctional Facilities – Incarcerated Individuals – Costs of Telephone Communications Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2024 Legislative Date 2/13/2024 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/09/2024	2/09/2024	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - State Correctional Facilities – Incarcerated Individuals – Costs of Telephone Communications
House	2/13/2024	2/13/2024	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.

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