PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Directs the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to permit incarcerated parents to virtually attend certain ceremonies involving their children
This bill urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to allow incarcerated parents to virtually attend specific ceremonies involving their children. It does not mandate this permission but instead requests the department to consider it as a policy option. The language has been adjusted to reflect this non-binding nature by changing directives to "urge and request" rather than "encourage." Ultimately, the measure aims to facilitate family connections for imprisoned parents without imposing a strict requirement on correctional facilities.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2024
Last action May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2024 · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
26–8
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 6, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 99, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Denise Marcelle
DDemocratic
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