BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5040: Chain gang work program
Implementing a chain gang work program.
Summary
- Directs the secretary to develop a class III correctional industries program that requires nonviolent inmates of an institution to perform hard labor which is suited to the inmate's age, gender, physical and mental condition, and strength in the institution proper or at such places as may be determined by the secretary.
From the Bill Digest (SB 5040), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 13, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5040 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5040 (2011–12) State electronic devices/use