HB296
State correctional facilities; visitation policies, reports.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. State correctional facilities; visitation policies; report.
Requires the Department of Corrections to establish and publicly post on its website and in the lobby of each state correctional facility an objective dress code for individuals visiting a state correctional facility and specifies certain requirements for and limitations on what such dress code may include. The bill prohibits ... (More) any state correctional facility from enforcing a dress code that is more restrictive than the dress code posted by the Department. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104772D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/16/2026 - House: Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/22/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB296)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/30/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Senate Amendments agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (71-Y 27-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB296ER)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB296)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
