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2005 SESSION
SB 940 Prisoners; illegal to possess cellular telephone, penalty.
Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone by prisoner; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone to an incarcerated prisoner, or for an incarcerated prisoner to possess a cellular telephone during the period of their incarceration.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057917792 pdf | impact statements
- 02/08/05 Senate: Printed as engrossed 057917792-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/05 House: Committee substitute printed 055589792-H1 pdf
- 02/25/05 Senate: Conference substitute printed 053873792-S1 pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057917792
- 01/11/05 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/05 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/01/05 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/05 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/07/05 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Read second time
- 02/08/05 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/08/05 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/08/05 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB940E
- 02/08/05 Senate: Printed as engrossed 057917792-E
- 02/08/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/11/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/05 House: Read first time
- 02/11/05 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/05 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/05 House: Committee substitute printed 055589792-H1
- 02/22/05 House: Read second time
- 02/23/05 House: Read third time
- 02/23/05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 055589792-H1
- 02/23/05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB940H1
- 02/23/05 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/05 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
- 02/24/05 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (2-Y 38-N)
- 02/24/05 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/24/05 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/24/05 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/24/05 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/24/05 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/05 Senate: Senators: Puckett, Reynolds, Obenshain
- 02/24/05 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/05 House: Delegates: Weatherholtz, Hurt, Phillips
- 02/25/05 Senate: Conference substitute printed 053873792-S1
- 02/25/05 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/05 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/05 House: Conference report rejected by House (34-Y 56-N)
- 02/25/05 House: VOTE: REJECTED (34-Y 56-N)
- 02/26/05 Senate: Conference report laid on the table
- 02/27/05 Senate: Failed to pass in Senate