Relating to the notification of a county commission of veteran affairs of the incarceration of a veteran at a jail or municipal holding facility

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2019
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 21, 2019
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 340
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 340 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 340 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that a county commission be notified of the incarceration of a veteran at a jail or municipal holding facility.6A(1) currently provides that the personnel of a jail or municipal holding facility shall inquire whether a prisoner is a veteran and, if so, shall inform the prisoner, within 24 hours of the veteran’s incarceration, that the prisoner may be entitled to a visit from a veteran service officer to determine if veteran services are required or available. The personnel of a jail or municipal holding facility must also provide the prisoner, within 72 hours of the veteran’s incarceration, with the contact information for the county commission of veteran affairs of the county where the jail or facility is located, and the prisoner shall be allowed to contact the county commission of veteran affairs to request a visit from a veteran service officer.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 29, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jeff Edler R
• Sen. Dan Dawson REmail
• Sen. R. Taylor

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