VETOED BILLS

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HB2647 State correctional facilities; use of restorative housing or isolated confinement; restrictions

Introduced by: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Chief Patron) [D]

Status: Passed and House and Senate. Pending Governor's communication.

View the bill here.

State correctional facilities; use of restorative housing or isolated confinement; restrictions. Prohibits the use of restorative housing or isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill provides that, prior to placing an incarcerated person into restorative housing or isolated confinement, the facility administrator shall place such incarcerated person into a less restrictive setting and enumerates certain time limitations, requirements for review and documentation, and requirements for out-of-cell programmatic interventions, defined in the bill, and other activities when a person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement. The bill also establishes a formal review and appeal process when an incarcerated person is placed in isolated confinement. Finally, the bill sets out limitations and requirements for the lockdown, defined in the bill, that covers all or part of any state correctional facility.  
01/14/2025 Referred to Committee on Public Safety 
01/21/2025 Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
01/23/2025 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 2-N) 
01/24/2025  Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) 
01/25/2025 Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
01/28/2025 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2647)    
01/29/2025 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)   
01/29/2025 Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)​

02/03/2025 Public Safety Substitute agreed to    
02/04/2025 Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)  
02/07/2025 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) 
02/12/2025 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)

02/19/2025 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2647ER)/14/2025 Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N)

02/19/2025 House: Signed by Speaker    
02/22/2025 Senate: Signed by President

03/24/2025 Vetoed by Governor

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SB1409 Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use, effective date.
Status: Passed Senate and the House. Pending Governor's communication.

Introduced by: Lamont Bagby [D]

View the bill here.

Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place an incarcerated person in a less restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats. The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every 48 hours and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, inform him of any reason or reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary, and give him an opportunity to respond to those reasons and that a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated person within 24 hours.
01/15/2025 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services    

01/17/2025 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)    
01/22/2025 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)    
01/24/2025 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to    
01/26/2025 Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget      
01/28/2025 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)

02/07/2025 House: Reported from Public Safety (11-Y 10-N)   
02/12/2025 House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N 0-A)

02/17/2025 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1409ER)

02/20/2025  Senate: Signed by President    
02/20/2025  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025    
02/20/2025  Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

03/24/2025 Vetoed by Governor    
04/02/2025 Passed by for the day    
04/02/2025  Senate sustained Governor's veto

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