Corrections
Summary
Corrections; Revises provisions relating to deferral of prepayment of court costs & fees for indigent prisoners for actions involving challenges to prison disciplinary reports; provides for one-year limitation of actions period for certain actions concerning condition of confinement of prisoners; requires exhaustion of administrative remedies before certain actions concerning confinement of prisoners may be brought; provides for dismissal of certain actions involving prisoner confinement; requires showing of physical injury as condition precedent for bringing certain actions relating to prisoner confinement; provides that prison terms for certain offenses committed in conjunction with another felony offense may be sentenced to be served consecutively; revises provisions concerning methods of execution of death sentences; exempts persons working for or at confinement center from provisions regulating use of drones; revises provisions relating to mental health treatment for inmates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed May 22, 2025
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H 903 c2
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H 903 er
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MODERATE
The bill text changed from a committee version (c2) to an enrolled version (er), indicating it has been signed into law. The primary changes are formatting and metadata updates, including adding 'ENROLLED' status and '2025 Legislature' text, while removing draft committee markers. No substantive policy changes to the bill's content regarding corrections, court cost deferrals, or indigent provisions are visible in this diff.
TECHNICAL
Document status changed from draft committee version to enrolled version, indicating final passage and governor's signature
Added 'ENROLLED' designation and '2025 Legislature' text to header sections
Removed draft committee markers and blank lines from header sections
Updated document identifier from 'hb903-02-c2' to 'hb903 -02-er' to reflect enrolled status
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
26–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
11
Committee
14
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 11
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 33
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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