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HB 221: Prisoners/Work Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Merchant ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Bitner ; Byrd ; Feeney ; Peaden ; Culp ; Ziebarth

Prisoners/Work Requirements; requires prisoners in state correctional system to perform specified amount of work; excludes certain education & job training from prisoner work requirement; provides that workers' compensation otherwise due or payable to prisoner shall be used for restitution, child support, alimony, & correctional facility operation or placed for disposition purposes in Crimes Compensation Trust Fund, etc. Amends 946.002.

Effective Date: 07/01/1997
Last Action: 3/31/1998 House - Withdrawn from Corrections (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00366
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/1997 House • Prefiled
    1/31/1997 House • Referred to Corrections (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations
    3/4/1997 House • Introduced, referred to Corrections (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00061
    5/2/1997 House • Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Corrections (JC)
    2/27/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Corrections (JC), 03/05/98, 3:15 pm, 214C
    3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Referred to Corrections (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- Corrections (JC), 03/05/98, 3:15 pm, 214C --Temporarily deferred
    3/31/1998 House • Withdrawn from Corrections (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations; Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00366

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  • HB 221, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 284 Prisoners/Work Requirements Crist Similar Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    946.002 Requirement of labor; compensation; amount; crediting of account of prisoner; forfeiture; civil rights; prisoner not employee or entitled to compensation insurance benefits.

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