General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges FCC, major cellular providers, and FBI to work with correctional officers to address issue of contraband cell phones in prisons. -
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed Apr 9, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2018 · House Apr 5, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 12, 2018
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Apr 9, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2018
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee
upper
Feb 15, 2018
Committee
Ref. to State Government Committee
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0571)
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Adopted as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/6/2018
upper
Jan 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Ref. to State Government Committee
upper
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Yager
RRepublican
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