Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Last action Mar 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2023
How they voted
35–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Mar 10, 2023
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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