Julie Gonzales
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Primary
The act creates the legislation inside advisory council (council) to identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting people who are incarcerated and to formally advise and make recommendations to the general assembly regarding those issues, interests, and needs. The act: Requires the director of the legislative council to use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate a nonprofit organization to assist the council; Establishes membership requirements of the council; Outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; Requires the council to report during the department of corrections' annual "SMART Act" presentation to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or their successor committees, beginning in January of 2027; and Creates an advisory review committee, consisting of 5 voting legislative members and 5 nonvoting council members to meet no more than 3 times during the interim and recommend no more than 3 bills during each interim.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/20/2025) | |
| Final Act (05/14/2025) | |
| Rerevised (05/01/2025) | |
| Revised (04/30/2025) | |
| Reengrossed (04/21/2025) | |
| Engrossed (04/17/2025) | |
| Introduced (02/05/2025) | |
| PA1 (04/01/2025) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/08/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/29/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/27/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (04/08/2025) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (07/10/2025) |
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