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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1842: Offender confinement options

Providing partial and total confinement options for offenders.

Summary

  • Provides that, if an offender's remaining sentence is less than 120 days when he or she would be transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections (Department), he or she will instead serve the sentence at a local correctional facility.
  • Expands partial confinement as an option for offenders under the custody of the Department by: (a) increasing the maximum period from six months of the sentence to 12 months; (b) expanding home detention as a possible option for offenders; and (c) allowing the Department to contract with private providers for transitional housing for offenders on partial confinement.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (HB 1842), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Goodman (D-45)
Introduced
February 12, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to partial and total confinement options for offenders;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Goodman (D-45)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1842 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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