Planning and zoning: detention facilities.

Summary

The bill adds a new state law that bars local governments from allowing the construction of new detention centers or converting existing buildings into detention facilities. It applies to all cities and counties, including charter cities, and defines a detention facility as any structure used to temporarily hold people charged with a crime or detained for civil purposes. The measure also states that localities must cover any costs themselves, without state reimbursement.

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