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2006 SESSION
HB 221 Prisoner Reentry Fund; created, rates for telephone services.
Introduced by: Dwight Clinton Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Inmate telephone systems; Prisoner Reentry Fund. Requires the Department of Corrections to obtain debit or prepaid telephone services for inmates at the lowest available rates, allowing for the security needs of the institutions. The bill caps at 10% the commission to be paid to the Commonwealth by the service providers. The bill creates a prisoner reentry fund, comprised of the commissions, to be used for pre-release and post-release programs, including those supported by charitable and faith-based organizations.
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- 01/03/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060957364 pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/06 House: Committee substitute printed 063988364-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/03/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 060957364
- 01/03/06 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/10/06 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/06 House: Committee substitute printed 063988364-H1
- 02/10/06 House: Tabled in Appropriations by voice vote