1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), sections 19 through 25 of this chapter apply to the following:

   1. (1) An inmate calling services call that is initiated after June 30, 2022.
   2. (2) A contract described in section 26 of this chapter that is entered into or renewed after June 30, 2022, for the provision of inmate calling services at a correctional facility.

2. (b) Sections 19 through 25 of this chapter do not apply to an inmate calling services call that is:

   1. (1) initiated after June 30, 2022; and

   2. (2) made in connection with a contract described in section 26 of this chapter that is:

      1. (A) entered into or renewed before July 1, 2022; and
      2. (B) in effect at the time the inmate calling services call is initiated.

3. (c) Sections 19 through 25 of this chapter do not apply with respect to a contract described in section 26 of this chapter that is:

   1. (1) entered into or renewed before July 1, 2022; and

   2. (2) for the provision of inmate calling services at a correctional facility.

      The exemption from sections 19 through 25 of this chapter provided by this subsection terminates when the contract or the renewal of the contract either expires by its terms or is terminated by any party to the contract.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.