BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5888: Prison safety

Concerning prison safety.

Summary

Expands the crime of possession of contraband on the premises of a state correctional institution in the second degree to include delivery to a prisoner, or possession with the intent to deliver to a prisoner, any alcohol, intoxicant other than marijuana, cell phone, or other electronic telecommunications device.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to prison safety;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5888 (2025–26) Women's commission members · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5888 (2023–24) Health care/confinement · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5888 (2021–22) Rx drug cost-sharing · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5888 (2017–18) B&O manufacturing tax rate · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5888 (2015–16) Near fatality incidents · Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2015
SB 5888 (2013–14) Fuel tax distribution · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5888 (2011–12) Human services T.O. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5888 (2009–10) Groundwater withdrawals · Did not pass · died in committee