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Panel forwards bill to cap prison canteen prices; committee says adoption would be optional for wardens
Summary
Representative John King's House Bill 3,929, which would establish statutory provisions to govern Department of Corrections canteens and cap prices, received a favorable report from the subcommittee by a 5-0 roll call; members clarified the measure is permissive and would regulate pricing only if a facility chooses to adopt such canteen access.
Representative John King introduced House Bill 3,929 and the Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee voted 5-0 to give the bill a favorable report on Thursday. The bill seeks to establish statutory provisions governing Department of Corrections canteens and the pricing of items sold in those canteens.
"I believe that there's price gouging within the system, in the canteens," Representative John…
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