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Senate debates multi-year plan to reimburse counties for state prisoners; bill advanced then tabled for prioritization
Summary
Senators spent an extended floor period debating House Bill 162, which phases in state reimbursement to counties for inmates sentenced under state charges (targeting 80% of daily state cost over several years); supporters argued the state should fund state prisoners, opponents said it erodes county responsibilities and risks major new costs.
Senators debated House Bill 162, a multi-year plan to reimburse counties for prisoners sentenced under state charges, with the proposal phasing in higher state payments until counties receive up to 80% of the daily state cost for inmates.
Sponsor and floor manager Senator Lane Beatty said the bill responds to long-standing county fiscal pressure and would phase reimbursement over several years, citing a fiscal note that starts at $500,000 and grows toward totals in the low millions in subsequent years. He described the measure as…
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