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SB 178: Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Pizzo

Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizing specified persons to visit at their pleasure county and municipal detention facilities; prohibiting persons not otherwise authorized by law from entering such facilities; prohibiting the unreasonable withholding of permission for professional journalists or writers to enter such facilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/14/2021 Senate • Filed
    9/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 9
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 9
    1/20/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/25/2022 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 218
    1/26/2022 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • SB 178, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/14/2021 at 10:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2022 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 285 Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities Benjamin Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died on Second Reading Calendar

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2022 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    951.225 Page 1 (pdf)

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