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1996 SESSION

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HB 980 Prisoners; communications to legal counsel and news media.

Introduced by: William P. Robinson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Prisoners; communications to legal counsel; media access. Provides for unmonitored telephone conversations between prisoners and their legal counsel. The bill also provides that members of the news media credentialed by the Department of Corrections be granted reasonable access to the interior of a state correctional facility to meet with Department staff or prisoners.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 967565432  pdf
• 02/06/96  House: Printed as engrossed 967565432-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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• House amendments rejected
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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 967565432
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/23/96  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 3
• 02/01/96  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/02/96  House: Read first time
• 02/05/96  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/96  House: Read second time
• 02/06/96  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/06/96  House: Amendment by Ms. Watts agreed to (51-Y 48-N)
• 02/06/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 48-N)
• 02/06/96  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/06/96  House: Amendment by Mr. Hargrove agreed to (49-Y 48-N)
• 02/06/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (49-Y 48-N)
• 02/06/96  House: Amendment by Mr. Marshall rejected (45-Y 49-N)
• 02/06/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (45-Y 49-N)
• 02/06/96  House: Amendment by Mr. Wilkins agreed to (78-Y 20-N)
• 02/06/96  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 20-N)
• 02/06/96  House: Committee amendments #1, #2, #3 agreed to
• 02/06/96  House: Title replaced
• 02/06/96  House: Committee amendment #4 rejected
• 02/06/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended (57-Y 41-N)
• 02/06/96  House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (57-Y 41-N)
• 02/06/96  House: Printed as engrossed 967565432-E
• 02/07/96  House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 42-N)
• 02/07/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (56-Y 42-N)
• 02/07/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/08/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/08/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/23/96  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendments (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
• 02/26/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/96  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/27/96  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/27/96  Senate: Defeated by Senate (10-Y 30-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: DEFEATED (10-Y 30-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Defeated by Senate (10-Y 30-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (10-Y 30-N)