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CS/CS/SB 7016: Department of Corrections

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice

Department of Corrections; Defining the terms “private correctional facility” and “volunteer”; providing criminal penalties for any volunteer or employee of a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Corrections who engages in sexual misconduct with specified inmates or offenders; providing for a type two transfer of private correctional facilities from the Department of Management Services to the Department of Corrections, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 6/22/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-268
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2023 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Criminal Justice
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/13/2023 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
3/14/2023 Senate • Filed
3/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
3/16/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/21/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/21/2023 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
3/23/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/13/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
4/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/23
4/17/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
4/19/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 436
• Read 3rd time -SJ 436
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 436
• Immediately certified -SJ 438
4/19/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
6/14/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/22/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-268