County Jail Prisoner Labor
Summary
Under current law, prisoners convicted of an offense and sentenced to county jail are required to work inside the jail. When no work is available inside the jail, convicted and sentenced prisoners are required to work outside the jail. The bill permits county sheriffs to allow prisoners to work outside of jail at any time, including on any public property. The bill permits a person who is confined in a county jail, but who has not been convicted and sentenced, to work while confined in the county jail. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 11, 2018
Last action May 8, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
3
May 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Judiciary
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government + Judiciary
lower
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LC
Larry Crowder
RRepublican
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