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SB 1838: Incarcerated Women With Newborn Children

GENERAL BILL by Powell

Incarcerated Women With Newborn Children; Requiring certain women inmates within the state correctional system who have newborn children to be allowed specified visitation and physical touch privileges with their newborn children; authorizing the Department of Corrections to adopt rules relating to the visiting hours and privileges of certain inmates, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/2020 Senate • Filed
1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 179
1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 179
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Criminal Justice