HOUSE BILL No. 5935

 

May 25, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Reeves, LaSata, Hoogendyk, Milosch, Wenke, DeRossett, Huizenga, Ehardt, Wojno, O'Neil, Lipsey and Gieleghem and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Corrections code of 1953,"                                                 

                                                                                

    (MCL 791.201 to 791.283) by adding section 37a.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 37a.  If a prisoner has money remaining in his or her                  

                                                                                

2   institutional account on the date of his or her release on parole           

                                                                                

3   or release upon completing his or her maximum sentence, the                 

                                                                                

4   department, upon the prisoner's release, shall issue to the                 

                                                                                

5   prisoner a debit card that allows the prisoner to make electronic           

                                                                                

6   transfers of funds from the prisoner's institutional account.               

                                                                                

7       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

8   effect unless all of the following bills of the 92nd Legislature            

                                                                                

9   are enacted into law:                                                       

                                                                                

10      (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5934  (request                  

                                                                                

11  no. 04594'03).                                                              

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5933  (request                  

                                                                                

2   no. 04595'03).                                                              

                                                                                

3       (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5936  (request                  

                                                                                

4   no. 04597'03).                                                              

                                                                                

5       (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5937  (request                  

                                                                                

6   no. 04630'03).