Civilian deaths in custody; local and regional adult correctional facilities failure to report.

Voted 7/21/2026View source

Summary

Civilian deaths in custody; failure to comply with annual report; funding for local and regional adult correctional facilities. Requires the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to notify the Office of the Governor if any local or regional correctional facility fails to send reports with information required by law regarding civilian deaths in custody within 10 days. If such facility fails to comply within 10 days, the bill allows the Governor discretion to direct the Comptroller to withhold all further payment to such facility of all funds, or of any part of them, appropriated and payable by the Commonwealth to such facility, for any and all purposes, until such correctional facility complies.

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Docket history

Action history

7/21/2026Continued from last session
3/4/2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/20/2026Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N 2-A)
2/6/2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB80)
1/30/2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
1/30/2026Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
1/29/2026Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
1/28/2026committee amendment agreed to
1/28/2026Read second time
1/28/2026Engrossed by House as amended