Payments to Prisoners Upon Release
Summary
Payments to Prisoners Upon Release; Provides that Florida releasees & county & municipal prisoners who receive funds in form of payment instruments upon their release may not be charged fee for cashing instruments at specified businesses.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Oct 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Oct 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matt Willhite
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Eskamani
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Daley
DDemocratic
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