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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 476

AN ACT CONCERNING VISITATION POLICIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TO PERSONS WHO WERE FORMERLY INCARCERATED.

In the Senate since March 10, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prescribe (1) minimal in-person visitation thresholds for persons who are incarcerated, and (2) the process for the transfer of funds held in trust by the Department of Correction to persons who were formerly incarcerated.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Gary A. Winfield

Its course

March 10 to April 27, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 9 days

In the SenateFrom Mar 10

Judiciary CommitteeMar 10 to Mar 2414 days

Appropriations CommitteeApr 22 to Apr 242 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Mar 10 – Apr 24

  1. Mar 10Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 13Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 24Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 22Sent to Appropriations Committee
  5. Apr 24Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Mar 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Apr 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 22REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  11. Apr 22IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
  12. Apr 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
  13. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  14. Apr 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  15. Apr 27NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  16. Apr 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate