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Subcommittee backs bill to let prisons cap canteen prices if wardens choose to adopt policy
Summary
House Bill 3,929 would authorize the Department of Corrections to set limits on prices for items sold in prison canteens if a facility elects to adopt the statutory regime; the subcommittee issued a favorable report by a 5-0 vote. The bill does not mandate canteens or set a specific maximum price in the transcript.
The Domestic Relations Business and Probate Law Subcommittee gave House Bill 3,929 a favorable report, 5-0. The bill, filed by Representative John King, would establish statutory provisions governing how the Department of Corrections manages canteens and the pricing of items sold in those facilities.
Representative John King, the bill sponsor, told the committee he introduced the measure because he had heard concerns from family members of incarcerated people about what they…
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