Administration of sheriff's commissary fund.
Summary
Requires the state board of accounts to establish annual or biennial training requirements for a sheriff and the sheriff's designee responsible for the oversight or administration of a jail commissary fund (fund). Requires a sheriff to provide a copy of the record of receipts and disbursements for the fund to the county fiscal body on a quarterly basis. (Current law requires the sheriff to provide a copy of the record of receipts and disbursements for the fund to the county fiscal body semiannually.) Provides that the fund may be used to pay for an audit or review of the fund by an independent certified public accountant for years in which the fund is not audited by the state board of accounts or otherwise required to be audited by an independent certified public accountant in a manner approved by the state board of accounts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions
House Bill (S)
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House Bill (H)
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MODERATE
The bill was amended and engrossed with updated dates and sponsorship information, while significantly expanding the allowable uses of jail commissary funds and changing the reporting frequency from semiannual to quarterly.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional allowable fund uses, specifically adding expenses for the sex and violent offender registry website and independent audits, and changing the reporting requirement from semiannual to quarterly.
TIMELINE
Updated bill dates from January 28, 2025 to March 11, 2025, reflecting Senate passage and final engrossment.
REQUIREMENT
Changed sheriff reporting requirement from semiannual to quarterly submission of fund receipts and disbursements to the county fiscal body.
FISCAL
Added new allowable fund uses including expenses for the sex and violent offender registry website and independent audits of the fund.
TECHNICAL
Added Senate sponsor information (Clark) and Senate action dates to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 88, nays 0
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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