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Committee adopts amendments to let governor withhold certain jail payments for noncompliance
Summary
The committee adopted subcommittee amendments to House Bill 80, which as amended would let the governor direct the comptroller to withhold certain payments from regional or local jails that fail to comply with statutory requirements; the committee reported the bill with amendment by a 13-5 vote.
Members adopted subcommittee amendments to House Bill 80 and moved the bill forward as amended. The amendment added language giving the governor discretion to instruct the comptroller to withhold certain state payments from regional or local jails that fail to meet specified requirements.
The subcommittee had recommended reporting with the amendment; the full committee approved that recommendation by a roll-call vote of 13 to 5. No committee member rose for extended debate in the full committee on the bill in its amended posture.
Because the amendment creates a discretionary enforcement mechanism tied to compliance, the measure will proceed with the committee’s reported recommendation and appear in the committee record with the adopted amendment.
