Relates to prohibiting involuntary employment of prisoners
Summary
Relates to prohibiting involuntary employment of prisoners; provides that no prisoner shall be compelled to provide labor against his or her will by actual force, threats of force, threats of punishment, threats of legal coercion or by any scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if such person did not provide such labor that such person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2019
Last action Feb 14, 2020
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
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0
Committee
4
Feb 14, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Jan 8, 2020
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
Nov 27, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Oct 21, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
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