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CS/CS/SB 2038: Privatization of Correctional Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Budget ; Rules ; Rules

Privatization of Correctional Facilities; Requiring that the Department of Corrections classify all inmates without regard for and without consideration of whether the inmates will be assigned to facilities operated by the Department of Corrections or by a contractor; requiring that each facility’s medical and psychological grade population percentages remain substantially unchanged from the average daily population calculated for the 2010-2011 fiscal year; requiring that the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability conduct a review of the assignments of inmates by the Department of Corrections; prohibiting the cost of such unused, accumulated leave from being included in the costs incurred by the state for the 2010-2011 fiscal year and in the 7 percent cost savings; requiring that the Department of Corrections be solely responsible for the operation and maintenance of any correctional facility at which the death penalty is administered, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/14/2012 Senate - CS failed to pass; YEAS 19 NAYS 21 -SJ 517
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2012 Senate SPB 7172 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2038) by Rules
• Filed
• Referred to Rules -SJ 254
1/20/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 254
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/23/12, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
1/23/2012 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -SJ 265
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Remaining references corrected to Budget -SJ 277
• Now in Budget
1/24/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 01/25/12, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
• CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 276
1/25/2012 Senate • CS/CS by- Budget; YEAS 14 NAYS 4 -SJ 280
1/27/2012 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 280
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/12
• CS/CS by Budget read 1st time -SJ 292
1/31/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 298
• Amendment(s) adopted (120214, 244444, 265816, 806850) -SJ 299
• Amendment(s) pending (403092) -SJ 300
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/12
2/1/2012 Senate • Retained on Calendar
2/9/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/13/12 -SJ 497
2/13/2012 Senate • Amendment(s) failed (257150, 344440) -SJ 498
• Amendment(s) adopted (101810, 120214, 218572, 244444, 265816, 274610, 302944, 709364, 806850, 931520) -SJ 498
• Pending amendment(s), withdrawn (403092) -SJ 497, 498
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 499
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/14/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 517
• Amendment(s) adopted (824506) -SJ 517
• CS failed to pass; YEAS 19 NAYS 21 -SJ 517