SF803 Summary

• Appropriations: Allocates over $1 billion in state funding across judicial and public safety agencies for fiscal years 2018-2019, including courts, corrections, law enforcement, and emergency services.

• Judicial Changes: Increases district court judges from 28 to 29 in judicial district 7 and from 23 to 24 in district 9; reduces court filing fees and motion fees; modifies court reporter compensation structure.

• Criminal Justice Reforms: Expands alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders; requires trauma-informed crisis intervention training for peace officers; creates harassment restraining order procedures with expedited service mechanisms.

• Controlled Substances: Adds numerous synthetic cannabinoids and designer drugs to Schedule I; expands Board of Pharmacy authority to temporarily control substances matching federal designations without full rulemaking.

• Corrections & Probation: Mandates consideration of community treatment options before revocation for technical violations; establishes pilot program for alternatives to incarceration; modifies inmate health care contracting requirements.