HB-4526, As Passed House, February 20, 2008

HOUSE BILL No. 4526

(As amended February 20, 2008)

March 22, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Meadows and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

     A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled

"Corrections code of 1953,"

(MCL 791.201 to 791.285) by adding section 37a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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

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

or release upon completing his or her maximum sentence, the

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

prisoner a debit card [or similar electronic funds transfer card] that

 allows the prisoner to make electronic

transfers of funds from the prisoner's institutional account.

[Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect June 1, 2008.]

     Enacting section [2]. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 94th Legislature are

enacted into law:

[(a) House Bill No. 4525.

House Bill No. 4526 as amended February 20, 2008

(b) House Bill No. 4527.

     (c) House Bill No. 4528.

     (d) House Bill No. 5568.]

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