HB 1418 - AS INTRODUCED
2002 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1418
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the cost of telephone calls from state prison inmates to their families.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weatherspoon, Rock 20; Rep. L. Johnson, Hills 40; Rep. L. Jean, Hills 17; Rep. Pitts, Rock 35; Rep. Shultis, Rock 33
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a committee to study the cost of telephone calls from state prison inmates to their families.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-2399
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the cost of telephone calls from state prison inmates to their families.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the cost of telephone calls from state prison inmates to their families.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Obtain data necessary to assess the cost of telephone calls made by prison inmates to members of their families.
II. Study whether a relationship exists between inmates who maintain close personal contact through frequent telephone calls and lower rates of recidivism for such inmates.
III. Study the feasibility of the state subsidizing inmate phone calls to family members.
IV. Study any other issue which the committee deems relevant to its purpose.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.