adult incarceration contractors; public records

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms liability but does not detail the enforcement mechanism or specific penalties for non-compliance.

HB2359: Rules for Adult Incarceration Private Contractors

This law makes private companies that run adult detention or incarceration facilities in Arizona responsible for paying emergency service costs and requires them to follow public record laws.

What This Bill Does

• Makes private contractors liable for the cost of any emergency, public safety, or security services provided by the state or local governments.
• Requires these contractors to reimburse the government for those specific service costs.
• Orders private contractors to keep and maintain complete and accurate records of all their services.
• Classifies these private contractors as a 'public body' so they must follow Arizona's public record laws (Title 39, Chapter 1).

Who It Names or Affects

• Private companies that have contracts with any governmental entity to provide detention or incarceration services for offenders in Arizona.
• The state of Arizona and its political subdivisions when they provide emergency, safety, or security services to these contractors.

Terms To Know

Adult Incarceration Private Contractors

Private companies hired by a government entity to run detention or incarceration facilities for offenders.

Public Body

An organization that is subject to Arizona's public records laws (Title 39, Chapter 1) and must share its records with the public upon request.

Limits and Unknowns

• The provided text does not specify penalties for failing to pay costs or keep accurate records.
• The effective date of this law is not listed in the official document excerpt.

Official Summary Text

HB2359 - adult incarceration contractors; public records

Current Bill Text

HB2359 - 572R - I Ver

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adult incarceration contractors; public records

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2359

Introduced by

Representatives
Crews: Aguilar, Liguori, Travers, Villegas

AN
ACT

amending section
41-1609.03, Arizona Revised Statutes: relating to adult

incarceration private contractors.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-1609.03, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

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41-1609.03.

Adult incarceration private contractors; liability for services;
public records

A private contractor that contracts with any governmental
entity to provide detention or incarceration services for offenders
:
shall be

1.

Is
liable
for the cost of any emergency, public safety or security services provided to
the contractor by
the

this
state or
any political subdivision of
the

this
state
and shall reimburse
the

this
state
or any political subdivision of
the

this
state
for the cost of any such services.

2. Shall keep and maintain a complete
and accurate record of all of its services.� The private contractor is a public
body for the purposes of and is subject to title 39, chapter 1.

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