Mandy Lindsay
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 42
Primary
The act clarifies that the department of corrections (DOC) shall provide voice penal communications services, and may supplement these services with other communication services, including video calls or electronic mail or messaging, (penal communication services) to persons in DOC custody in a correctional facility or private prison in the state. In administering the penal communications services, the DOC is prohibited from receiving any revenue, including commissions or fees, and the penal communications services, excluding video calls or electronic mail or messaging, must be free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the call. DOC shall provide the free penal communication services according to a staggered implementation timeline, as follows: Beginning September 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, DOC shall cover 25% of the total penal communication services costs; Beginning July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, DOC shall cover 35% of the total penal communication services costs; and Beginning July 1, 2025, and thereafter, DOC shall cover 100% of all penal communication services costs. The department of human services, in its role overseeing juvenile detention facilities, shall provide voice communications services, and may supplement these services with other communication services, including video calls or electronic mail or messaging, in those facilities and is prohibited from receiving any revenue from the communications services, including commissions or fees, and the communications services must be free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the call. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $229,783 is appropriated to the department of corrections from the general fund for use by institutions. The department may use this appropriation for inmate telephone calls related to the superintendent's subprogram. APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/07/2023) | |
| Final Act (05/17/2023) | |
| Rerevised (05/03/2023) | |
| Revised (05/02/2023) | |
| Reengrossed (04/21/2023) | |
| Engrossed (04/20/2023) | |
| Introduced (01/30/2023) | |
| PA1 (04/18/2023) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/14/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (05/01/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/16/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/11/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note MEMO1 (04/18/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (04/28/2023) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (07/17/2023) |
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