HB2647
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use, effective date.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place the incarcerated person in a less restrictive setting, ... (More) including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats. The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every 48 hours and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, to inform him of any reason or reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary and give him an opportunity to respond to those reasons and that a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated person within 24 hours. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and is identical to SB 1409. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104420D
- 01/14/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 01/21/2025 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Public Safety Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105857D-H1
- 01/25/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/28/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2647)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/29/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/19/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2647ER)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2647)
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
