Committee reports bill requiring heating and cooling measures in correctional facilities with substitute

2128336 ยท January 17, 2025

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Summary

House Bill 1894, which requires the Department of Corrections to take heating and cooling measures in extreme temperatures, was reported by the committee after adopting a substitute.

The House Committee on Public Safety reported House Bill 1894, which would require the Department of Corrections (DOC) to take measures addressing heating and cooling in extreme temperatures.

A substitute was moved and seconded; the patron explained the bill "requires DOC to take heating and cooling measures in extreme temperatures." The subcommittee recommended reporting with substitute 4-2. The full committee reported the bill by a roll-call vote of 12 in favor and 8 opposed.

The transcript records no public testimony on this item during the session. The measure now advances to the House floor.