Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities

Summary

The bill lets a licensed mental‑health professional optionally assess new inmates for developmental or intellectual disabilities at intake and, if an assessment is made, recommend that the prison not place that inmate in restrictive housing for more than 15 consecutive days in any 30‑day period unless the inmate commits a serious prohibited act. It applies to all state correctional facilities and seeks to protect vulnerable prisoners from prolonged isolation.

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Hearings

• Judiciary — Bill Hearing
  Judiciary · Mar 3, 2026

History

1. Mar 19, 2026Referred Judicial Proceedings
2. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4. Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
5. Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
6. Jan 29, 2026Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
7. Jan 15, 2026First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

• Kaufman · sponsor
• A. Johnson
• Conaway
• Holmes
• McComas
• Moon
• Moreno
• Nkongolo
• Phillips
• S. Johnson
• Shetty
• Simmons
• Simpson
• Taylor
• Williams

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