Legislation

Title: State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications
Sponsored by: Senators Waldstreicher and Carter
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 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: HB1366

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 Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2024 Legislative Date 2/02/2024 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/07/2024 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/02/2024	2/02/2024	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - State Correctional Facilities - Incarcerated Individuals - Costs of Telephone Communications
Senate	2/07/2024	2/07/2024	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

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