SB 1098 - Roberts, Steven
Creates provisions relating to inmate phone call fees
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
3028S.01I
Title
SB 1098
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2024
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1098 - This act provides that correctional centers shall charge no more than 12 cents per minute for a domestic phone call of an inmate.
Additionally, no jail may charge a fee of more than 14 cents per minute for a phone call for any jail with an average daily population of more than 1,000 inmates or more than 21 cents per minute for any jail with an average daily population of fewer than 1,000 inmates.
This act is identical to provisions in the perfected SS/SB 900 (2024), SCS/HCS/HB 1659 (2024), SB 592 (2023), and HB 693 (2023).
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