HB 1085 Summary

• Reappropriates unspent capital improvement balances from prior fiscal years (Acts 151 and 153 of 2023) to the Department of Corrections - Division of Correction, effective July 1, 2024.

• Allocates $75,000,000 for prison expansion costs; $722,567 for Female Work Release operations in Pine Bluff; and $958,993 for facility maintenance, repair, and upgrades.

• Provides $5,300,000 from cash funds for generators at Wrightsville Unit ($300,000) and construction/renovation/maintenance of facilities and Central Warehouse ($5,000,000).

• Reappropriates funds from Prison Industry Fund ($2,283,957 total) and Farm Fund ($6,370,334 total) for various maintenance, construction, and equipment projects across multiple correctional units.

• Declares emergency effective July 1, 2024 to ensure immediate availability of funds for essential correctional facility operations and programs.