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CS/CS/CS/HB 913 — Inmate Services
by Health & Human Services Committee; Justice Budget Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; and Rep. Johnson and others (CS/CS/SB 1012 by Appropriations Committee; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; and Senator Yarborough)
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Prepared by: Criminal Justice Committee (CJ)
The bill revises provisions relating to the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to allow funds to be exclusively expended to provide for, or operate the following, at contractor-operated correctional facilities:
- Programs to aid inmates' reintegration into society.
- Environmental health upgrades for facilities, including fixed capital outlay for repairs and maintenance to improve environmental conditions of correctional facilities.
Additionally, the bill requires maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited into the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor's signature, these provisions take effect on July 1, 2026.
Vote: Senate 34-0; House 105-0