Communication Rights for Persons in Custody
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning communication rights for persons in custody.
Bill Summary:
Current law allows a person who is committed, imprisoned, or arrested (person in custody) the right to communicate with an attorney or family member by making a reasonable number of telephone calls or through any other reasonable manner. The act adds the attorney's authorized representative to those whom a person in custody can communicate with.
Current law allows a person in custody the right to consult with an attorney. The act requires a peace officer or person employed at a place of confinement to provide an attorney or the attorney's authorized representative the ability to initiate communication with a person in custody through telephone calls, interactive audiovisual conferencing, or any other reasonable method of electronic communication, as determined by the jail or correctional facility administration. The communication must be private, unrecorded, and without cost to the confined person and attorney or the attorney's representative, subject to all reasonable administrative and operational procedures.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2025 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 25-1049 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1049, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1049, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/28/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
26
AYE
8
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
44
AYE
17
NO
4
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 05/31/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/15/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/15/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/15/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/28/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/25/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/23/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/21/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 04/15/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/08/2025 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/04/2025 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/22/2025 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations |
| 01/08/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/06/2025 | 331 | Communication Rights for Persons in Custody |