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Relating to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid
Topics:Crime & correctionsCities & countiesPublic safety & emergencies
Same legislation: HF 249
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2023
- Done: House committeeFebruary 8, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 249
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 249 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 249 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Local sheriffs and cities can charge certain prisoners for things like food, housing, and medical care. Under this new rule, a court must approve these payment claims even if the prisoner does not have enough money to pay them.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid. Current law provides that the county sheriff, or a municipality operating a temporary municipal holding facility or jail, may charge a prisoner who is years of age or older and who has been convicted of a criminal offense or sentenced for contempt of court for violation of a domestic abuse order for the actual administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of that prisoner, for room and board provided to the prisoner while in the custody of the county sheriff or municipality and for any medical aid provided to the prisoner. pay.
House subcommittee
Named January 23, 2023. On February 1, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 1, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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