Bill > HB35

This bill creates a new requirement for the State Treasurer to pay fees to counties for housing prisoners charged with felonies, with specific guidelines for payment duration. Under the new law, counties will receive a daily fee for each day a prisoner charged with a felony is held in their jail, detention facility, or correctional facility. The payment will continue until the prisoner is either acquitted of felony charges or has a judgment rendered that does not involve a felony. Additionally, the bill amends an existing statute to clarify that when a prisoner is sentenced to death or penitentiary confinement, the county will receive payment from the State Treasury starting from the first day the prisoner is lodged in the county facility and ending when the prisoner is transferred to the penitentiary. This change ensures that counties are financially compensated for the costs of housing prisoners during the pre-sentencing and transfer periods, with the fees to be used specifically for prisoner incarceration expenses as outlined in existing Kentucky law.

Budget and Finance

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb35.html