Requires religious dietary food options in prison commissaries and visitor's areas
Summary
Requires commissaries at correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase through the commissary that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; requires correctional facilities to provide food options for purchase from vending machines located in the visitor's area of the facility that satisfy the requirements of halal, kosher and other religious dietary needs of the incarcerated individuals housed at the facility; and requires that the cost of such food options be comparable to food options that are ordinarily available.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4748B
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4748A
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
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