HB 1378 Summary

• Reappropriates balance of appropriations from prior fiscal years to the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction, effective July 1, 2023, from multiple funding sources including the Development and Enhancement Fund, cash funds, and Prison Industry Fund.

• Allocates $75,000,000 for prison expansion costs and smaller amounts for specific facilities including $867,610 for Female Work Release in Pine Bluff, $939,891 for Tucker Unit water treatment plant replacement, and $4,942 for armories at Varner and Tucker units.

• Appropriates $5,000,000 from cash funds for construction, renovation and major maintenance of facilities and Central Warehouse.

• Reappropriates funds from Division of Correction Prison Industry Fund and Farm Fund for maintenance, replacement, repair, construction, and equipment upgrades across various industry and farm projects totaling approximately $17.9 million combined.

• Requires compliance with State Purchasing Law, budgetary procedures, revenue stabilization laws, and directs funds be used only for stated purposes as documented in agency requests and legislative recommendations; declares emergency effective July 1, 2023.