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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: APPROP DP 11-7-0-0
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HB 4143: 2026-2027; criminal justice.
Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28
Caucus & COW
Overview
Contains provisions relating to criminal justice needed to implement the FY 2027 budget.
History
The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2 of the Constitution of Arizona requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt. Statutory changes necessary to reconcile the appropriations made in the feed bill and other changes are drafted into separate budget bills. These bills are prepared according to subject area.
Provisions
1. Directs the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide a report on bed capacity to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) by November 1 of each year. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the report to include the following:
a. the bed capacity for each security classification by gender at each state correctional facility and private prison, divided by rated and total beds;
b. bed capacity data from the end of the previous two fiscal years and the projected capacity for the end of the current fiscal year, along with reasons for any change within that time period;
c. the number of temporary and special use beds within the total bed count;
d. the DOC's rationale for eliminating any permanent beds rather than reducing the level of temporary beds; and
e. any plans to vacate beds but not permanently remove the beds from the bed count. (Sec. 1)
3. Stipulates DOC must submit to JLBC for review any plan to open or close 100 or more state correctional facility or private prison rated beds, before implementation of the proposed changes, if the plan is developed after DOC submits its annual report. (Sec. 1)
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