Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 549	House Author:  Johnson et al.
Effective:  9-1-15	Senate Sponsor:  Whitmire et al.

            House Bill 549 amends the Government Code to require the Commission on Jail Standards to establish minimum standards for prisoner visitation that provide each prisoner at a county jail with a minimum of two in-person, noncontact visitation periods per week of at least 20 minutes duration each. The bill provides an exemption from the standards for a county jail under certain conditions.