VirginiaState correctional facilities; DOC to provide telephone calls and communication services.
What it does
State correctional facilities; telephone calls and communication services. Requires the Department of Corrections to provide telephone systems and web-based or electronic communications systems free of charge to any person, whether such person is initiating or receiving the communication. The bill also requires that a minimum ratio of one telephone per every 10 inmates be available within each housing unit at each correctional facility and that the maximum number of telephone numbers permitted on an approved call list must be no fewer than 20.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 19Left in Finance and AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 31Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded S Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Impact statement from DPB (SB378)
- Jan 19Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 19Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N 2-A)Minor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social ServicesMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104609DIntroduced