Department of Corrections Visitation Rights

Added authority for the Department to temporarily deny or cancel visitation for confined persons to comply with court orders, victim safety, criminal investigation integrity, treatment protocols, or other legal requirements.

Removed the original language that did not specify temporary denials or the broader range of reasons for visitation denial.

Modified the enforcement mechanism to require documentation of visitation denials or cancellations made under the new expanded authority.

Removed introductory notes about bill status and signatures that were present in the previous version.

Added formal header information including assembly session details, bill number, and sponsor lists.

Reorganized the bill structure to include separate House and Senate committee listings and amendment dates.

Replaced the original bill summary with a new summary that reflects the bill as amended through second reading.

Added formatting notes explaining how to interpret amendments (shading, underlining, etc.) within the text.

Added a new definition for 'CLASS 1 CODE OF PENAL DISCIPLINE VIOLATION' to clarify when certain visitation restrictions may apply.

Established that all types of social visitation (contact, non-contact, family time, telephone, video) are protected rights for incarcerated individuals.

Prohibited facilities from depriving visitors of the ability to visit a person confined in a correctional facility if the confined person agrees to the visit and both parties comply with department policies.

Required facilities to document any denial or cancellation of visitation made under the new provisions.

Mandated that facilities allow telephone calls as an alternative to virtual attendance for funerals or births when virtual attendance is unavailable.

Required the Department of Corrections to adopt policies governing visitation administration and to take reasonable measures to increase visitation hours, telephone calls, and non-contact visits.

Required the Department of Corrections to report annually on the total number of visitation-related grievances filed and any changes made to the visitation program.

Added a new definition for 'Class 1 Code of Penal Discipline Violation' to clarify when visitation can be restricted as a sanction.

Added requirements for the Department of Corrections to adopt specific policies with detailed criteria for canceling visits and a notification process for visitors.

Added a requirement for the Department to report grievance statistics and program changes during annual 'Smart Act' hearings starting in January 2026.

Modified visitation restrictions for individuals in restrictive housing, limiting contact visit restrictions to 30 consecutive days and telephone call restrictions to no fewer than one call every five days.

Added provisions allowing the Department to temporarily deny visitation for facility disruptions, disasters, or safety events, but only for the duration necessary.

Added provisions requiring the Department to make reasonable efforts to allow virtual attendance at funerals or births of children when technology is available.

Added protections ensuring individuals in restrictive housing or subject to restricted privileges cannot be denied visitation rights or the ability to file grievances.

Added a legislative declaration committing the Department to take reasonable measures to increase visitation hours, telephone calls, and non-contact visits.

Added nine new co-sponsors (Bird, Boesenecker, Clifford, Espenoza, Froelich, Jackson, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Martinez, McCluskie, Rutinel, Sirota, Stewart R., Velasco, Zokaie) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the bill header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and modified the bill summary note to indicate amendments have been adopted in the House of Introduction.

Header information was updated to reflect the bill is now 'ENGROSSED' rather than 'INTRODUCED', and the Senate sponsorship line was edited to add 'and' before the second name.

The Bill Summary note was slightly reformatted with adjusted indentation and spacing, though the warning text remains unchanged.

The main body of the bill text was reorganized and renumbered to accommodate amendments, shifting the order of subsections and adjusting line numbers throughout the document.

Page headers and footers were updated to remove 'HB25-1013' references and replace them with just the bill number '1013'.