Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members
Summary
Creates parity for incarcerated individual telephone services for international calls to family members outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands by requiring identical restrictions on the duration or number of phone calls and use of unit or facility phones made available to incarcerated individuals who are calling family members who are not outside continental United States, Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam or Central Northern Mariana Islands.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eddie Gibbs
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Harvey Epstein
DDemocratic
Co
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
Marcela Mitaynes
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Nikki Lucas
DDemocratic
Co
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
Co
Yudelka Tapia
DDemocratic
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