2009 House Bill 5180

Issue released prisoner debit cards

Introduced in the House

July 14, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Vicki Barnett (D-37)

To issue all prisoners upon release with a debit card to access any money remaining in their institutional account.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 2, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 15, 2009

Amendment offered

To tie-bar the bill to other ones in this legislative package, so the others must become law for this one to do so.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 72 to 32 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 18, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary