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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 16

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Relating to: the value of tangible personal property allowed in state correctional facilities.

Personal property Prison

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current rules promulgated by the Department of Corrections, a prisoner

or resident of a state correctional institution may not possess any personal property

with a value exceeding $75, except that he or she may possess a musical instrument

or electronic item with a value up to $350 and may possess any item that is medically

prescribed. Under this bill, a prisoner or resident of a state correctional institution

may not possess personal property with a value exceeding $150 or a musical

instrument or electronic item with a value exceeding $350. Under the bill, there is

no limit for items that are medically prescribed.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Mursau (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

7 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Gustafson (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , O'Connor (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Sep 27, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein, Roys, Spreitzer and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Mar 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez withdrawn as a coauthor

  5. May 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Roys withdrawn as a cosponsor

  6. May 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a cosponsor

  7. Jun 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  10. Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  12. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  13. Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1