Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; attorney visitation of clients.
Summary
State Board of Local and Regional Jails; powersand duties; attorney visitation of clients. Requires the StateBoard of Local and Regional Jails to develop and establish minimumstandards for ensuring that attorneys have sufficient opportunitiesto have confidential visits with their clients who are held in local,regional, and community correctional facilities, which, considering facility schedules, space, personnel constraints, and inmate disciplinary status, shall include some opportunity for visitation of clientson the weekends and after 5:00 p.m.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100033D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Scott
DDemocratic
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