SB126 Alabama 2010 Session
Bill Summary
Existing law allows counties to contract with each other to establish a regional jail authority and to build a regional jail facility to house county offenders. Existing law also allows municipalities to participate in the regional jail authority to house municipal offenders
This bill would allow the Department of Corrections to contract with a county to create a regional detention facility to house state and county offenders
This bill would provide procedures for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the facility
This bill would provide a contract period for the use of the facility by the Department of Corrections and a fee to be paid by the department for each state offender housed in the facility
This bill would make the sheriff of the county where the facility is located responsible for the management of the facility and the care and control of the offenders housed therein, and further provide compensation for the sheriff
This bill would allow the sheriff, under certain conditions, to provide work for offenders housed at the facility and would further provide for the disbursement of any compensation owed the offender and reimbursement of the facility for free labor used by a political subdivision of the state
This bill would require the facility to meet the requirements of the American Correctional Association standards for the housing of offenders
Relating to the housing of state and county offenders; to allow the Department of Corrections to contract with a county to create a regional detention facility to house state and county offenders; to provide for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the facility; to provide a contract period and fee to be paid by the Department of Corrections for each state offender housed in the facility; to make the sheriff responsible for the management of the facility and allow the sheriff, under certain conditions, to provide work for offenders housed at the facility; and to require the facility to meet the requirements of the American Correctional Association standards for the housing of offenders.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| March 4, 2010 | Barron motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted | |
| March 4, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 443 | |
| March 4, 2010 | Barron second Substitute Offered | |
| March 4, 2010 | Barron tabled Barron substitute | |
| March 4, 2010 | French tabled French Amendment | |
| March 4, 2010 | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| February 11, 2010 | Barron motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote | |
| February 11, 2010 | French Amendment Offered | |
| February 11, 2010 | Further Consideration | |
| February 11, 2010 | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| February 11, 2010 | Motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote | |
| February 11, 2010 | Barron first Substitute Offered | |
| February 11, 2010 | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair | |
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB126 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |