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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 21

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

Personal property Prison

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, stopped here
  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: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Gustafson (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Mar 16, 2023 official source full page

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

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

Passed 8–5 Sep 28, 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. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 27, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 7, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 16, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 16, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Mar 16, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 20, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 22, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Mar 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck withdrawn as a cosponsor

  15. Mar 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Corrections

  16. Mar 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez withdrawn as a cosponsor

  17. May 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Roys withdrawn as a coauthor

  18. May 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Spreitzer withdrawn as a coauthor

  19. Jun 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. Sep 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  21. Sep 20, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  22. Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly

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

  23. Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  24. Nov 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  25. Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly

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

  26. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  27. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  28. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  33. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  35. Mar 29, 2024 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  36. May 13, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  37. May 14, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82