Prohibit Cell Phones in Prison.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
House Passage
Mar 2009
Senate Passage
Apr 2009
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2009
Last action Apr 1, 2009
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2009
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Apr 1, 2009
Committee
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
Apr 1, 2009
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2009
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2009
Committee
Ref To Com On Judiciary II
upper
Mar 10, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
lower
Mar 4, 2009
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
Feb 25, 2009
Committee
Re-ref Com On Judiciary III
lower
Feb 25, 2009
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 12, 2009
Committee
Ref to the Com on State Government/State Personnel, if favorable, Judiciary III
lower
Feb 2, 2009
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Jan 29, 2009
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Garland Pierce
DDemocratic
Co
BF
Bill Faison
DDemocratic
Co
CH
Carolyn H Justice
RRepublican
Co
CK
Carolyn K Justus
RRepublican
Co
CD
Cary D Allred
RRepublican
Co
EV
Edgar V Starnes
RRepublican
Co
George Cleveland
RRepublican
Co
Hugh Blackwell
RRepublican
Co
JF
Jean Farmer-Butterfield
DDemocratic
Co
JC
Jerry C Dockham
RRepublican
Co
JG
Jim Gulley
RRepublican
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