HB1421
Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; transferring administrative and supervisory authority.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. State Board of Local and Regional Jails; administrative and supervisory authority.
Directs the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to evaluate the feasibility of transferring the administrative and supervisory authority of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the State Board) from the Department of Corrections to another state agency or ... (More) an independent oversight body. The bill requires the work group to submit its plan, recommended timeline, and any legislative proposals to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/22/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26106026D
- 01/22/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Incorporates HB482 (Hope)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107827D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/10/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1421ER)
- 03/10/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1421)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
