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HB797

Electronic visitation; state correctional facilities.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Electronic visitation; state correctional facilities.

Authorizes the Director of the Department of Corrections to prescribe reasonable rules regarding electronic visitation systems and the collection of fees for the use of such systems. The bill provides that any facility that uses such a system shall not prohibit in-person visitation.

  • Bill History

  • 01/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100572D
  • 01/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
  • 01/17/2018 - House: Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
  • 01/24/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB797)
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB797E
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18100572D-E
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
  • 02/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB797E)
  • 02/16/2018 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/19/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB797ER)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB797ER)
  • 02/22/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/26/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
  • 02/26/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/02/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)

Full text and vote history:

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