BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1993: Prison capacity

Ensuring that offender populations do not exceed prison capacity.

Summary

  • Declares an intent to: (1) Focus resources on sex offenders and violent offenders who pose the greatest risk to our communities, by reducing offender populations when such populations exceed the maximum operational capacity of facilities operated by the department of corrections; and (2) Accomplish the reduction by releasing to community supervision solely low-risk offenders who have been convicted of certain…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dennis Flannigan (D-27)
Introduced
February 14, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5915
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to ensuring that offender populations do not exceed prison capacity;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1993 in other sessions

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