HB 3118 — Requires the Department of Corrections to enter into a contract, or renegotiate an existing contract, with a third party to provide voice communications services at no cost to persons confined at a Department of Corrections institution.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
<b>Digest: The Act would tell DOC to make some voice communications services free for persons in custody. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would tell DOC to give persons in custody access to some communication services for free. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).</i>] Requires the Department of Corrections to enter into a contract<b>, or renegotiate an existing contract,</b> with a third party to provide <b>voice</b> communications services at no cost to persons confined at a Department of Corrections institution. Prohibits the receipt of financial or in-kind compensation by the department for providing <b>voice</b> communications services to persons in custody. Directs the department to submit a progress report on the implementation of the Act to the Legislative Assembly by February 1, 2026, and a biennial report on certain data to the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — sponsor
- Prozanski, Floyd (D, OR-4) — sponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Gorsek, Chris (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Jama, Kayse (D, OR-24) — cosponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Andersen, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Chotzen, Willy | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Hudson, Zach | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Campos, Wlnsvey | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Frederick, Lew | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gelser Blouin, Sara | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Gorsek, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Jama, Kayse | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Prozanski, Floyd | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Reynolds, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Prozanski, Floyd (D, state_upper OR-4) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gorsek, Chris (D, state_upper OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jama, Kayse (D, state_upper OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Frederick, Lew (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Gorsek, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Gelser Blouin, Sara (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Campos, Wlnsvey (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Prozanski, Floyd (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Jama, Kayse (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Chotzen, Willy (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Hudson, Zach (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Andersen, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Reynolds, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship