Correctional facilities, state; visitation and search policies for visitors.
Summary
State correctional facilities; visitation. Sets visitation and search policies for visitors to state correctional facilities, including the circumstances under which visits may include or exclude personal contact. The bill prohibits strip searches and searches of any body cavity of any child under 18 years of age and provides that visitors will not be barred from future visits if they (i) stop a search prior to the discovery of contraband or (ii) refuse to be searched.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 29, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
15
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1170 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 8, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (91-Y 4-N)
lower
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 2, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1023H1
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108804D-H1
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1023S1
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106625D-S1
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced bill reprinted 20104649D
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104649D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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