Bill Text: AZ HB2194 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Inmate telephone systems; prohibited contracts

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-29 - House read second time [HB2194 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2019-HB2194-Introduced.html

---

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: inmate telephone systems; prohibited contracts

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature

First Regular Session

2019

 

 

HB 2194

 

Introduced by

Representative Bolding

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 31, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 31‑133; amending title 41, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1604.21; relating to jails and prisons.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 31, chapter 1, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 31-133, to read:

START_STATUTE31-133.  Inmate telephone system service contracts; prohibited terms

The sheriff may not enter into a contract or agreement for inmate telephone system services that Allows the sheriff to accept or receive revenue in excess of the sheriff's reasonable operating cost for establishing and administering the inmate telephone system services, including a contract or agreement that Allows commissions, profit sharing, percentage payments, up-front signing bonuses, inflated rent payments or the supplying of technologies that are unrelated to the actual telephone service. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Title 41, chapter 11, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1604.21, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1604.21.  Inmate telephone system service contracts; prohibited terms

The department may not enter into a contract or agreement for inmate telephone system services that Allows the department to accept or receive revenue in excess of the department's reasonable operating cost for establishing and administering the inmate telephone system services, including a contract or agreement that Allows commissions, profit sharing, percentage payments, up-front signing bonuses, inflated rent payments or the supplying of technologies that are unrelated to the actual telephone service. END_STATUTE