Bills › 91st General Assembly
Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment
Sponsored by Rep. Travis M. Sitzmann (R)
Topics:State budgetCrime & correctionsFamilies & human services
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 25, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 643
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 643 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 643 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a sexually violent predator commits a crime while under civil commitment and is sent to a county jail, the state will pay that county $50 per day. This payment continues if the person is later sentenced to stay in the jail. The state will use specific funds set aside for treating these individuals to cover these costs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to reimburse a county at a rate of $50 per day when a sexually violent predator (SVP) is transferred to the county’s jail after the SVP committed a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment. If the SVP is subsequently sentenced to confinement at the county jail, HHS must reimburse the jail at a rate of $50 per day for each day the SVP is confined. The bill requires HHS to use funds appropriated to HHS for costs associated with the treatment and commitment of sexually violent predators in the unit located at the state mental health institute at Cherokee, or use funds transferred pursuant to Code section 218.6 for the payment of reimbursements to county jails.
House subcommittee
Named February 17, 2025. On February 20, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Tried before
Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2018 Requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the tempor…90th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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