Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 110 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Andersen, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/24/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms; and
• requires correctional facilities to disclose potential policies or practices regarding inmate commissary accounts.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

INMATE EXPENSES AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kyle R. Andersen
Senate Sponsor: 
Karen Mayne
Cosponsors:
Melissa G. Ballard
Stephanie Pitcher
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates disclosure requirements related to inmate commissary accounts.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms; and
▸ requires correctional facilities to disclose potential policies or practices regarding
inmate commissary accounts.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
17-22-33
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
17-22-33
 is enacted to read:
 17-22-33.
Commissary account disclosure requirements.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Commissary account" means an account from which an inmate may withdraw
money, deposited by the inmate or another individual, to purchase discretionary items for sale
by a correctional facility.
(b) "Commissary purchase" means a transaction initiated by an inmate by which the
inmate obtains an item or items offered for sale by the correctional facility in exchange for
money withdrawn from the inmate's commissary account.
(c) "Correctional facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section
77-16b-102
.
(d) "Inmate" means an individual in the custody of a correctional facility for criminal
charges or a criminal conviction.
(2) A correctional facility that employs a policy or practice by which the correctional
facility withdraws money from an inmate's commissary account, for any purpose other than a
commissary purchase, must disclose that policy or practice to the inmate or any other
individual seeking to make a deposit of money into the inmate's commissary account before the
correctional facility may accept and deposit the money into the inmate's commissary account.