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Panel concurs with House on Internet‑crimes bill after hearing on projected incarceration costs
Summary
House Bill 82 would create/clarify Internet‑related crimes against children; fiscal‑note assumptions estimate three additional incarcerations per year at an estimated $92/day contract bed rate. After testimony from DOJ, DOC and law‑enforcement groups, the Finance and Claims committee concurred with the House bill.
House Bill 82, an Internet Crimes Against Children measure presented by Rep. Cathy Love, would create or revise statutes aimed at prosecuting online crimes against minors. Representative Love explained that the fiscal note projects additional felony convictions and related incarceration or supervision costs: the Department of Corrections estimated about three additional incarcerations per year, calculated at a contract bed rate of $92 per day (about $33,580 per person annually),…
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