S1710Introduced in the Senate
Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson
Introduced by Carlos Smith, District 17
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creating the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson within the Department of Corrections; establishing the Corrections Oversight Committee; authorizing the office to subpoena department records, employees, or contractors; requiring the office to conduct periodic inspections of department facilities; requiring the office to create an electronic family form and make it available on the office's public website for a specified purpose, etc.
Where it stands
Died in Criminal Justice
March 13, 2026
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Bill history
Filed
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Introduced
Died in Criminal Justice
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