2018 Senate Bill 852

Appropriations: Department of Corrections

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 27, 2018

Introduced by Sen. John Proos (R-21)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Department of Corrections budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 1, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 3, 2018

Amendment offered

To spend an additional $600,000 on a jail inmate job training and reentry program grant.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-11)

To increase spending on prison health care and mental health treatment.

The amendment failed 14 to 22 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory (D-11)

To add $13.5 million to transition some prison food services from a private vendor to state employees, and $3 million for staff training.

The amendment failed 16 to 20 (details)

Amendment offered by Sen. John Proos (R-21)

To add money for residential probation diversions and increase per-diem reimbursement rates to providers, and trim spending on inmate religious facilities.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 25 to 11 (details)

The Senate version of the Department of Corrections budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2018. This would appropriate $2.010 billion in gross spending, of which $5.3 million is federal money.

Received in the House

May 8, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations