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HB 550 sets reporting deadlines and policy-review schedule for DOC, ties some benchmarks to federal rules
Summary
Committee amended HB 550 to require the Commissioner of Corrections to begin annual reporting under 28 CFR §115.87 in 2027 and to submit a revised search policy to the legislative oversight committee by Aug. 1, 2026; the committee also scheduled a mid-December review to consider statutory changes if needed.
The committee revised HB 550 to add specific reporting and review deadlines for the Department of Corrections and set a mechanism for legislative oversight of DOC policy updates.
Under the bill as discussed, starting in 2027 the Commissioner of Corrections must annually submit the data required by 28 C.F.R. §115.87 to the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Institutions. Committee staff confirmed that the bill codifies existing federal reporting duties rather than creating a new federal requirement, and that members could request a recess on the floor to locate the specific federal text if needed.
Separately, the committee inserted a requirement that DOC submit a revised search policy to the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee by Aug. 1, 2026, and directed that JLJOC review and recommend whether statutory updates are warranted. Members said the timeline gives DOC roughly a year and a half to update policies after the bill becomes law and allows a December 15, 2027 check-in to consider whether further statutory changes are necessary.
Committee members also discussed the language for gender-affirming care (a placeholder in section 12) and noted the clinical use of the term includes mental-health as well as medical treatment. DOC staff said they would need time to review final wording and that Commissioner Mir may follow up with questions; the committee agreed to circulate the edited language to DOC before floor action so the department could provide timely feedback.
The committee left reporting and submission deadlines in place and asked DOC to provide formal concurrence on the final draft before the bill reaches the floor.
