2026-2027; criminal justice.

HB4143 - 572R - H Ver

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2026-2027; criminal
justice.

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 4143

an
act

Amending title 41, chapter 11, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1604.21; relating to
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

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

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 11, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1604.21, to read:

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41-1604.21.

Bed capacity; annual report

On or before November 1 of each year, the
department shall provide a report on bed capacity to the joint legislative
budget committee. The report must:

1. Reflect the bed capacity for each
security classification by gender at each state correctional facility and private
prison, divided by rated and total beds.

2. Include bed capacity data at the
end of the previous two fiscal years and the projected capacity at the end of
the current fiscal year, as well as the reasons for any change within that time
period. Within the total bed count, the department shall provide the
number of temporary and special use beds.

3. Address the department's rationale
for eliminating any permanent beds rather than reducing the level of temporary
beds.

4. Include any plans to vacate beds
but not permanently remove the beds from the bed count. If the
department develops a plan after the department submits the report to open or
close one hundred or more state correctional facility or private prison rated
beds, the department shall submit a plan detailing the proposed bed changes for
review by the joint legislative budget committee before implementing these
changes.
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