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Committee rejects amendment to decouple jail reimbursement formula, then concurs on HB913
Summary
Senators debated an amendment to HB913 that would set a fixed detention‑center daily rate and remove linkage to Crossroads Correctional Facility; the amendment failed, and the committee subsequently concurred on HB913.
The committee considered an amendment to House Bill 913 that would replace an interim study provision with a statutory daily rate for detention centers and related edits to how local confinement costs are defined.
Sen. Smith and other senators questioned whether the amendment simply implemented appropriations or altered the existing linkage that ties jail reimbursement to the Crossroads Correctional Facility rate minus 10 percent. Staff told the panel the amendment originated from House Appropriations drafting. The amendment would raise the daily rate from $82 to $85.30 by setting a fixed calculation rather than tying it to Crossroads.
Senators debated fiscal implications and whether decoupling the rate from Crossroads was wise. Senator Smith said she was initially a no because decoupling could harm local jails but later indicated she would support the amendment after learning it was friendly from Representative Nave; ultimately the amendment vote failed. The committee then voted by roll call to concur on HB913 and the motion passed with an 8–0 tally.
The committee recorded the amendment discussion and the roll‑call concurrence on the bill; the failed amendment and the bill’s concurrence will be part of the committee record to inform floor consideration.
