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HI HB876

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/26/2011

Primary Sponsor

Henry Aquino

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Public Safety to plan and design construction of a new minimum-security correctional facility modeled after the Honolulu Federal Detention Center
  • Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds in an unspecified amount to fund the facility construction and operation
  • Aims to manage Hawaii's growing inmate population by adding minimum-security capacity
  • Department of Public Safety supported the measure; one concerned individual opposed it
  • Committee amended the bill to set effective date to July 1, 2020, to allow for further discussion

Legislative Description

Prisons; Jails; Correctional Facilities; Construction

Last Action

Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.

12/1/2011

Committee Referrals

Finance2/18/2011
Public Safety & Military Affairs1/26/2011

Full Bill Text

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