Alllow DOC to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs
This bill, HB 540, aims to revise the powers of the Department of Corrections (DOC) by allowing it to contract with private corporations to establish and maintain certain facilities and programs. Specifically, it amends existing law regarding who the DOC can contract with for services like prerelease and treatment centers, residential methamphetamine treatment programs, and residential sexual offender treatment programs. While existing law already allows contracting with private,
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill was renamed from LC 2317 to HB 540, indicating it is now a House bill rather than a committee or legislative council bill. The sponsor information was added, listing five legislators (S. Kelly, S. Klakken, T. Sharp, A. Regier, and G. Kmetz) as the bill's authors. The document header was updated to reflect the new bill number throughout the authorized print version.
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Added sponsor names (S. Kelly, S. Klakken, T. Sharp, A. Regier, G. Kmetz) to the bill introduction line.
Changed bill identifier from LC 2317 to HB 540 in all document headers and footers.
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Kelly
RRepublican
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