Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB317 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/03/2024

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.317
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDAVIS.
0704H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapters217and221,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingto
inmatephonecalls.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapters217and221,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretotwonew
2sections,tobeknownassections217.451and221.108,toreadasfollows:
217.451.1.Correctionalcentersshallprovideoffenderswithreasonableaccess
2tophoneservicesduringanoffender'stermofconfinement;providedthat,phoneaccess
3mayberestrictedasadisciplinarymeasure.
4 2.Nocorrectionalcenterorotherpartyshallchargeanoffenderina
5correctionalcenteratotalamountforadomesticphonecall,includingfeesandanyper-
6minuterate,thatexceedstheequivalentoftwelvecentsperminute.
221.108.1.Jailsshallprovideinmateswithreasonableaccesstophoneservices
2duringaninmate'stermofconfinement;providedthat,phoneaccessmayberestricted
3asadisciplinarymeasure.
4 2.Nojailorotherpartyshallchargeaninmateinajailatotalamountfora
5domesticphonecall,includingfeesandanyper-minuterate,thatexceedstheequivalent
6oftwelvecentsperminute.
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EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage.