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FL H1219

FL H1219
State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund


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Introduced
02/28/2023
In Committee
03/23/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Specifies which funds should receive revenue from specified sources; revises maximum annual amount that may be deposited into State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; adds environmental health upgrades to DOC facilities & fixed capital outlay for educational facilities as permissible uses for funds; revises disposition of inmate copayments for health care.

AI Summary

This bill amends Florida's laws related to the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. It specifies additional sources of revenue for the fund, including proceeds from the collection of damages and cost of incarceration liens, as well as copayments made by inmates for non-emergency healthcare visits. The bill also increases the maximum annual amount that may be deposited into the fund from $2.5 million to $12.5 million, and expands the permissible uses of the funds to include environmental health upgrades and fixed capital outlay for educational facilities in correctional institutions. The bill also revises the disposition of inmate copayments for healthcare, directing them to the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or the General Revenue Fund.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (8)

Other Sponsors (1)

Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (H)

Last Action

Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7018 (Ch. 2023-244), SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239) (on 04/04/2023)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219
Analysis - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/Analyses/h1219z1.JUA.PDF
Analysis - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/Analyses/h1219z.JUA.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/Analyses/h1219b.APC.PDF
Analysis - Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/Analyses/h1219a.APC.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/BillText/c1/PDF
Analysis - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/Analyses/h1219.JUA.PDF
BillText https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1219/BillText/Filed/PDF
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