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Subcommittee backs bill to regulate prison canteen pricing if facilities opt in
2964581 · April 8, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 3,929 would allow the Department of Corrections to regulate pricing at prison canteens if a facility opts to operate one; the subcommittee voted 5-0 to report the bill favorably.
House Bill 3,929 would establish statutory provisions governing how the Department of Corrections manages prison canteens and the pricing of items sold there, but it does not require a facility to operate a canteen.
Representative John King, the bill sponsor, told the Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee he introduced the bill because of…
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