Session Law 2023-121 (Senate Bill 492) Summary

• Expands drug and alcohol screening methods for probationers to include breath, urine, or blood tests, effective December 1, 2023, with costs reimbursable to the state.

• Adds firearm ammunition to prohibited items for probationers, individuals under post-release supervision, and parolees without written court permission, effective December 1, 2023.

• Authorizes early transfers of incarcerated persons to federal or local facilities up to five days before sentence expiration if requested by the receiving facility, effective October 1, 2023.

• Allows incarcerated individuals to purchase products from Correction Enterprises and permits the Department of Adult Correction to retain utility savings and property sale proceeds for capital improvements.

• Authorizes Department of Adult Correction employees to carry concealed weapons if designated by the Secretary and holding a valid concealed handgun permit, and establishes a two-year pilot program to contract with staffing agencies for prison nursing services beginning October 1, 2023.