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Relating to the notification of a county commission of veteran affairs of the incarceration of a veteran at a jail or municipal holding facility
Sponsored by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Topics:Cities & countiesVeterans & military
Same legislation: SF 124
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 21, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 28, 201947–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. 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 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 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.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that, within hours of the veteran’s incarceration, personnel of the jail or municipal holding facility shall attempt to notify the county commission of veteran affairs of the county where the jail or facility is located of the incarceration of a veteran. Notice may be communicated by a telephonically recorded message or by transmission of an electronic mail message. A veteran is defined as a person who was a member of the regular component of the armed forces of the United States, national guard, or reserves.
House subcommittee
Named April 2, 2019. On April 3, 2019 it recommended passage.
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