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1997 SESSION

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HB 1972 Inmate labor.

Introduced by: Thomas G. Baker, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Inmate labor. Specifically allows the court to order, on a volunteer basis, prisoners in local facilities to work on local public service projects for localities. The court may also require prisoners to perform such work as a condition of earning sentence credits.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 973492120  pdf
• 01/30/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973492120-E  pdf
• 02/14/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1972ER)  pdf
• 03/14/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 973492120
• 01/10/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/14/97  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 4
• 01/28/97  House: Reported from H. W. I. (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/97  House: Read first time
• 01/30/97  House: Read second time
• 01/30/97  House: Amendments by Mr. Baker agreed to
• 01/30/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/30/97  House: Printed as engrossed 973492120-E
• 01/31/97  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
• 01/31/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/07/97  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/11/97  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 2-N)
• 02/14/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1972ER)
• 02/20/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/20/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 134 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/14/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)