File Code: Public Safety
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Benson, Vallario, Phillips, and Cadden
- Entitled:
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Public Safety - Correctional Institutions - Telephone Contracts
Prohibiting contracts that provide telephone service for inmates from
providing for the State or a local government to receive a commission
or other form of revenue; prohibiting the State or a local government
from receiving a commission or other form of revenue from inmate
telephone contracts; requiring a reasonable reduction in charges for
inmate telephone calls; and applying the Act to contracts entered into
on or after June 1, 2002.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/7 at 2:30 p.m.
- 3/20
- Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- PATUXENT INSTITUTION
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- PRISONERS -see also- EX-OFFENDERS
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- TELEPHONES
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Correctional Services
- (
8-901
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
