HB 317 -- PHONES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

SPONSOR: Davis

This bill provides that correctional centers and jails must provide inmates reasonable access to phone services.

The bill prohibits any correctional center, jail, or other party from charging an offender a total amount for a domestic phone call, including fees, that exceeds the equivalent of $0.12 per minute.

This bill is similar to HCS HB 1679 (2024).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (0704H.01): 217.451, 221.108