SB139 — revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment clarifies that correctional facilities must provide discharged inmates with three specific things—clothing, money, and transportation—rather than leaving the requirements vague, and it removes language allowing inmates to choose their destination, instead allowing facilities to choose among three predetermined county options based on distance. This STRENGTHENS the bill by making the obligations more concrete and explicit while NARROWING inmate choice in favor of facility discretion.
The amendment changed the bill from its engrossed (committee) form to its enrolled (final passed) form by clarifying that correctional facilities must provide transportation to discharged inmates to one of three specified locations (the county of residence, sentencing county, or an equivalent distance location), rather than leaving the destination discretionary. This STRENGTHENS the bill's original purpose by making the transportation requirement more specific and enforceable.