HB 2893 Summary

• Establishes coordinated reentry planning services programs in county jails to screen inmates and connect them with behavioral health and substance use treatment providers using a cross-system recidivism tracking database.

• Creates probation success incentive payments for counties based on reducing probation failure rates compared to historical baselines, with funds used to improve supervision, evidence-based practices, and rehabilitative services.

• Establishes mental health transition pilot program allowing the state department of corrections to place up to 500 eligible inmates annually in contracted community mental health services before their release date.

• Modifies court fees and fund structures: increases document and digital evidence storage fees, establishes general adjudication personnel and support fund, and expands Arizona lengthy trial and digital evidence fund purposes.

• Adds requirements for law enforcement misconduct investigations and civilian review boards, including training mandates; creates border security fund for human trafficking prevention, border infrastructure, and county grants; and authorizes rapid DNA testing procedures and video release policies for the Department of Public Safety.