Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions closest to their children's home
Summary
Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Dec 2020
Introduced Mar 15, 2019
Signed Dec 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 21, 2020 · Assembly Jul 21, 2020
How they voted
49–11
Passed
Total votes 60
Jul 21, 2020
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
R
Republican20
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Dec 23, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.355
Jul 21, 2020
Senate · Passed
PASSED SENATE
Jul 21, 2020
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
Jul 21, 2020
Assembly · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
May 17, 2019
Assembly · Amendment adopted
PRINT NUMBER 6710A
May 17, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
Mar 15, 2019
Assembly · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
1 primary · 45 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nily Rozic
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Anthony D'Urso
DDemocratic
Co
CA
Carmen Arroyo
DDemocratic
Co
Carmen N. De La Rosa
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Barron
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Fall
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Quart
DDemocratic
Co
Dave McDonough
RRepublican
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