HB 308
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the sheriff of a county must provide certain items, at the expense of the county, to prisoners who are unable to provide those items for themselves and all prisoners in a state penitentiary must be provided clothing during their imprisonment
This bill would further require the sheriff and the Department of Corrections to provide feminine hygiene products for all female prisoners who are unable to provide them for themselves under certain conditions
To amend Sections 14-3-44 and 14-6-19 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to items required to be provided to prisoners in a county jail or a state penitentiary; to further require the sheriff and the Department of Corrections to provide feminine hygiene products to female prisoners under certain conditions.
Bill Text
Under existing law, the sheriff of a county must provide certain items, at the expense of the county, to prisoners who are unable to provide those items for themselves and all prisoners in a state penitentiary must be provided clothing during their imprisonment
This bill would further require the sheriff and the Department of Corrections to provide feminine hygiene products for all female prisoners who are unable to provide them for themselves under certain conditions
To amend Sections 14-3-44 and 14-6-19 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to items required to be provided to prisoners in a county jail or a state penitentiary; to further require the sheriff and the Department of Corrections to provide feminine hygiene products to female prisoners under certain conditions.
Section 1
Sections 14-3-44 and 14-6-19 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§14-3-44.
(a) All convicts prisoners must be clothed during the term of their imprisonment in a comfortable manner in coarse and cheap clothing made in a uniform and peculiar style so as to distinguish them from other persons.
(b) The Department of Corrections shall provide feminine hygiene products to female prisoners who are unable to provide them for themselves, at the expense of the department, as soon as is practicable, upon request by the female prisoner.
§14-6-19.
Necessary clothing and bedding must be furnished by the sheriff or jailer, at the expense of the county, to those prisoners who are unable to provide them for themselves, and also necessary medicines and medical attention to those who are sick or injured, when they are unable to provide them for themselves. The sheriff of a county shall provide to those prisoners who are unable to provide them for themselves, at the expense of the county, all of the following:
(1) Necessary clothing and bedding.
(2) Necessary medicine and medical attention to those prisoners who are sick or injured.
(3) Feminine hygiene products to female prisoners, as soon as is practicable, upon request by the female prisoner."
Section 2
This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:45 a.m. on May 23, 2019. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Assigned Act No. 2019-306. |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 23, 2019 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Enrolled |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Alexander motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 886 |
| May 22, 2019 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| May 21, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 942 |
| May 21, 2019 | S | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 941 |
| May 21, 2019 | S | Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered |
| May 21, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 16, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 16, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| April 16, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 199 |
| April 16, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 198 |
| April 16, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 197 |
| April 16, 2019 | H | County and Municipal Government Amendment #2 Offered |
| April 16, 2019 | H | County and Municipal Government Amendment #1 Offered |
| April 16, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 11, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments |
| April 2, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |