SB 1012: Inmate Services
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough
Inmate Services; Requiring that funds from the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund be used exclusively for specified provisions; revising compensation for the provision of inmate medical services by certain providers; providing an exemption; requiring a Medicaid health care provider to provide inmate patients with reasonable access to adequate medical services, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
Last Action: 2/9/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/9/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/29/2025 Senate • Filed
1/7/2026 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/2/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/3/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
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SB 1012, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/29/2025 at 8:18 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 913 (c1) Inmate Services Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 1/29/2026 H Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/2/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. Page 6 (pdf) 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds. Page 1 (pdf) 945.6041 Inmate medical services. Page 2 (pdf)