Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note

SB 5131 — Concerning money received by the department of corrections on behalf of inmates from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items.

Signed into law — Chapter 111, Laws of 2023

Sponsor
Wilson, C.
Introduced
January 9, 2023
Status
C 111 L 23
Last action
Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 20, 2023)

What this bill does

Provides that money received by the Department of Corrections on behalf of an incarcerated person from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items is exempt from certain deductions.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 6, 2023
    71 yea · 27 nay
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
    49 yea · 0 nay

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