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1997 SESSION

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HB 2489 Prisoners; communications to legal counsel, media access.

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

SUMMARY:

Prisoners; communications to legal counsel; media access. Requires the Board to promulgate regulations which would provide that members of the news media provided identification cards by the Department of State Police, and who meet optional credentialing requirements by the Department of Corrections be granted reasonable access to the interior of a state correctional facility to meet with prisoners.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974290432  pdf
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 974290432-E  pdf
• 02/14/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977868432-S1  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974290432
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/29/97  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 4
• 02/01/97  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (17-Y 5-N)
• 02/02/97  House: Read first time
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time
• 02/03/97  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/03/97  House: Amendments by Mr. McDonnell rejected
• 02/03/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/03/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended (56-Y 39-N)
• 02/03/97  House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (56-Y 39-N)
• 02/03/97  House: Printed as engrossed 974290432-E
• 02/04/97  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (54-Y 46-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/14/97  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. with sub. (8-Y 6-N)
• 02/14/97  Senate: Committee substitute printed 977868432-S1
• 02/17/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/19/97  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/20/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 977868432-S1
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Holland agreed to
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Gartlan agreed to
• 02/20/97  Senate: Defeated by Senate (14-Y 26-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (14-Y 26-N)