HB2606 Summary

• Establishes a home arrest program for eligible inmates monitored through active electronic surveillance, requiring participation for a minimum of one year or until probation eligibility.

• Eligibility requires inmates to have served at least one year of their sentence, be within 18 months of release, have no prior dangerous crimes against children or serious/violent felonies, have no violent disciplinary infractions, and have no felony detainers.

• Limits home arrest program eligibility to inmates convicted of specific felonies including violations of sections 13-1503 through 13-1506, class 4-6 felonies in chapters 34, 34.1, and chapters 16, 18, 20, 21, and 22 of title 13.

• Mandates victim notification within 10 days of eligibility determination and allows victims 20 days to object; department must approve applications if no hearing request is received within 30 days.

• Requires the department to charge a monthly home arrest supervision fee deposited into the community corrections enhancement fund and to submit annual reports to the governor and legislature detailing recidivism rates, eligible and placed inmates, and program violations.

• Phases in program eligibility beginning December 31, 2024 for inmates with less than six months remaining on sentences, expanding to 12 months by March 31, 2025 and 18 months by June 30, 2025.