CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS: Provides relative to the amount DPS&C pays for the housing of state inmates in a parish jail or institution (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB 388 focuses on the financial arrangements for housing state inmates. It specifically addresses the amount the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) pays to parish jails or institutions for accommodating these inmates. The bill modifies the payment structure related to the housing of state prisoners in local facilities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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MINOR
The bill updates the daily reimbursement rate the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pays to parish jails for housing inmates, increasing amounts from $35 to $40 per day over several fiscal years. It also removes a previous deadline requiring jails to update their guidelines by December 31, 2020, ensuring the financial support remains current while eliminating an outdated administrative requirement.
Scope change
The bill maintains its original scope by continuing to apply to all parishes operating their own jails, but it removes a specific timeline for administrative updates that is no longer relevant.
FISCAL
Updated the daily payment rates for inmate confinement from $35 to $40 per day across fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
TIMELINE
Deleted the requirement for parish jails to amend their basic guidelines by December 31, 2020, as this deadline has passed.
TECHNICAL
Corrected the list of sponsoring representatives and adjusted the bill's title to accurately reflect the duties of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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