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HB1232Introduced in the House

Concerning private detention facilities.

Passed

Introduced by Lillian Ortiz-Self, District 021B

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Official description

Concerning private detention facilities.

Where it stands

Effective date 5/12/2025.

May 12, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Final Passage without Senate Amendments · April 23, 2025

29

Yes

19

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

48 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Marcus Riccelli003AYes
Leonard Christian004BNo
Keith Goehner012ANo
Paul Harris017BNo
Jessica Bateman022BYes
Mike Chapman024AYes
Tina Orwall033AYes
Emily Alvarado034AYes
Vandana Slatter048AYes
Derek Stanford1Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled for introduction.

  2. First reading, referred to Community Safety.

  3. Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.

  4. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Safety at 4:00 PM.

  5. CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  6. Minority; do not pass.

  7. Minority; without recommendation.

  8. Referred to Appropriations.

  9. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 4:00 PM.

  10. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  11. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  12. Minority; do not pass.

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  14. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  15. 2nd substitute bill substituted

  16. Floor amendment

  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 4.

  19. First reading, referred to Human Services.

  20. Public hearing scheduled, but not heard in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.

  21. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  22. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.

  23. HS - Majority; do pass.

  24. Minority; do not pass.

  25. And refer to Ways & Means.

  26. Referred to Ways & Means.

  27. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:00 PM.

  28. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

  29. WM - Majority; do pass.

  30. Minority; do not pass.

  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  32. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  33. Floor amendment

  34. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  35. Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  36. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.

  37. Senate receded from amendments.

  38. Passed final passage; yeas, 29; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  39. Speaker signed.

  40. President signed.

  41. Delivered to Governor.

  42. Governor signed.

  43. Chapter 235, 2025 Laws.

  44. Effective date 5/12/2025.

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