home confinement; eligibility; electronic monitoring.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide detailed information on the fiscal impact or specific measures for inmates who cannot pay fees, leaving these points uncertain.

Home Confinement Program for Eligible Inmates

SB1110 establishes a home confinement program for certain inmates who meet specific criteria and requires electronic monitoring.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a home confinement program for eligible inmates serving at least one year of their sentence.
• Requires the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) to set rules for eligibility, including finding employment or education unless disabled.
• Monitors participating inmates through electronic surveillance for at least one year or until they become eligible for probation.
• Allows ADCRR to enter into a contract with an entity to evaluate the program's effectiveness based on participation and success rates.
• Requires monthly home confinement fees from participants, which are deposited in the Community Corrections Enhancement Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Inmates who meet specific eligibility criteria for the home confinement program.
• Victims of crimes committed by inmates participating in the program.
• The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR).

Terms To Know

Home Confinement Program

A program allowing eligible inmates to serve part of their sentence under electronic monitoring at home.

Electronic Monitoring

The use of technology to track and monitor the location or behavior of individuals, such as through ankle bracelets.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much funding will be allocated for implementing the home confinement program.
• It is unclear what specific measures will be taken if an inmate cannot afford the monthly home confinement fee.
• The effectiveness of the program may vary based on factors like technology availability and inmate compliance.

Official Summary Text

SB1110 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1110

home confinement;
eligibility; electronic monitoring

Purpose

Establishes a
home confinement program (program) for eligible inmates.

Background

Various
community supervision programs exist for qualified inmates that meet certain
statutory requirements. Such programs include: 1) the 90-day Transition
Program; 2) the Mental Health Transition Program for inmates who have been
diagnosed as seriously mentally ill; and

3) Coordinated Reentry Planning Services Programs for offenders who have
violated the terms of their probation. These programs are generally not
available to inmates who have been convicted of
serious offenses
,
violent
or aggravated felonies
or
dangerous crimes against children
(DCACs)
(A.R.S.
�
�
11-392
;

31-281
;
and
31-291
).

Serious
offenses
and
violent or aggravated felonies
include: 1) murder; 2)
manslaughter; 3) aggravated assault; 4) sexual assault; 5) kidnapping; 6) child
sex trafficking; 7) arson; 8) armed robbery; 9) drive by shooting; and 10)
terrorism. DCACs include offenses committed against a minor who in under 15
years old involving murder or various sexual offenses (A.R.S. ��
13-705

and
13-706
).

There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.

Provisions

1.

Establishes
the program that inmates are eligible to participate in if the inmate:

a)

has served at least one year of the sentence imposed;

b)

was convicted of specified trespassing and burglary offenses, computer
tampering, physical evidence tampering, unlawful discharge of a firearm, class
4, 5 or 6 felony drug offenses, any felony offense involving damage to
property, theft, forgery, credit card fraud, or business or commercial fraud;

c)

is within 18 months of beginning a form of release from incarceration;

d)

has not previously been convicted of a DCAC, serious offense or a
violent or aggravated felony;

e)

does not have any violent disciplinary infractions during the current
term of imprisonment;

f)

has not previously participated in the home arrest program; and

g)

does
not have any felony detainers or warrants.

2.

Requires
the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) to
adopt rules outlining the program, including:

a)

the method of notifying the inmate population about the program;

b)

eligibility requirements, including a requirement to find and
participate in gainful employment or education, unless the inmate has a
disability;

c)

the application process; and

d)

the
criteria for acceptance, including any requirements related to housing,
employment and health care.

3.

Requires inmates who participate in the program to be monitored through
electronic monitoring surveillance for at least one year or until the inmate
becomes eligible for probation or community supervision.

4.

Requires ADCRR to ensure that all eligible applicants reside in a
location where electronic monitoring technology is functional and have quotable
access to meet program requirements.

5.

Requires ADCRR to provide assistance to applicants in completing program
requirements.

6.

Requires ADCRR to evaluate applications for the program within 90 days
of receipt.

7.

Stipulates that application approval is subject to input from the
victim.

8.

Requires
ADCRR to:

a)

notify the victim within 10 days of an application being verified;

b)

provide the victim with the opportunity to provide feedback regarding
the inmate;

c)

review the victim's feedback within 20 days of receipt; and

d)

include
the victim's feedback as the final portion of an inmate's application.

9.

Allows
ADCRR, within 12 months of the general effective date, to enter into a contract
with an entity to evaluate the effectiveness of the program based on the total
number of:

a)

eligible inmates;

b)

active participants; and

c)

inmates
that returned to custody before completing the program.

10.

Allows
ADCRR to order an inmate to pay a monthly home confinement fee determined by
ADCRR, or a lesser fee if the inmate cannot pay the full amount.

11.

Requires
the supervising corrections officer to monitor the collection of the fee.

12.

Requires
monies collected from the fee to be deposited in the Community Corrections
Enhancement Fund.

13.

Requires
participating inmates to remain on inmate status and be subject to all limits
on rights and movement.

14.

Allows
ADCRR to revoke home confinement and return the inmate to custody for violating
a condition of the program.

15.

Requires
ADCRR to revoke home confinement and return the inmate to custody if the inmate
is arrested for a subsequent felony offense.

16.

Prohibits
the ratio of supervising corrections officers to supervisees from exceeding one
officer for every 50 supervisees.

17.

Stipulates
that inmates who do not reach their release date and who return to custody for
technical violations forfeit their tentative release and must remain in custody
until their earned release credit date.

18.

States that program
requirements and eligibility criteria apply to eligible inmates as follows:

a)

from January 1, 2027, through March 31, 2027, inmates with 6 months
remaining on their sentence;

b)

from April 1, 2027, through July 1, 2027, inmates with 12 months
remaining on their sentence; and

c)

after
July 1, 2024, inmates with 18 months remaining on their sentence.

19.

Makes
technical changes.

20.

Becomes
effective on the general effective date, retroactive to January 1, 1994.

Prepared by Senate Research

February 5, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1110 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

home confinement;
eligibility; electronic monitoring.

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1110

AN
ACT

AMENDING SECTION
31-418, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 41, CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE
1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1604.21; RELATING TO
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section
1. Section 31-418, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
31-418.

Community supervision fee; deposit; community corrections
enhancement fund; drug testing costs

A. During the period of time that the prisoner
remains on community supervision, the state department of corrections shall
require as a condition of community supervision that the prisoner pay a monthly
supervision fee of at least
sixty-five dollars
$65
unless, after determining the inability of the prisoner to
pay the fee, the department requires payment of a lesser amount. The
supervising community supervision officer shall monitor the collection of the
fee.

B. Seventy
per cent
percent
of the monies collected pursuant to subsection A of
this section shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,
in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by section 41-2407
and thirty
per cent
percent
shall be
deposited in the community corrections enhancement fund established by this
section.

C. The community corrections enhancement fund is
established consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection B of this
section, sections 31-411, 31-467.06
and
41-1604.08
and 41-1604.21
and section 41-1604.13, subsection D,
paragraph 8.� The department shall administer the fund and use fund monies to
pay for costs related to community corrections.

D. In addition to any other fees, the department may
require as a condition of community supervision that the prisoner pay the
reasonable costs associated with the prisoner's participation in a drug testing
program.� The prisoner's costs shall not exceed the department's cost for the
program.� The monies collected pursuant to this subsection by the department
may only be used to offset the costs of the drug testing program.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 11, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1604.21, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-1604.21.

Home confinement; eligibility; victim notification; conditions;
fees; revocation; ratios; applicability

A. An inmate who has served at least
one year of the sentence imposed by the court is eligible for the home
CONFINEMENT program if the inmate meets all of the following criteria:

1. Was convicted of a violation of
section 13-1503, 13-1504, 13-1505, 13-1506, 13-2316, 13-2809
or 13-3107, any felony offense in title 13, chapter 16, 18, 20, 21 or 22
or any class 4, 5 or 6 felony offense in title 13, chapter 34 or 34.1.

2. IS WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF
BEGINNING ANY FORM OF RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.

3. Has not previously been convicted
of a dangerous crime against children as defined in section 13-705 or a serious
offense or a violent or aggravated felony as defined in section 13-706.

4. Does not have any violent
disciplinary infractions during the current term of imprisonment.

5. has not previously participated in
the home confinement program pursuant to this section.

6. Does not have any felony warrants
or detainers.

B. The department shall adopt rules
outlining the home confinement program. The rules shall include all
of the following:

1. the method of notifying the inmate
population about the home confinement program.

2. Eligibility, including the
requirement for an inmate to find and participate in gainful employment or
education to qualify for the program unless a DISABILITY prevents THE inmate
FROM DOING SO.

3. The application process.

4. The criteria for acceptance,
including any requirements related to housing, employment and health care.

C. The department shall ensure that
all eligible applicants reside in a location where electronic monitoring
technology is functional and have equitable access to meet the home confinement
program's requirements, and shall provide assistance to applicants in
completing any program requirements.

D. Within NINETY days after receiving
a complete application for the home confinement program, the department shall
evaluate the application and ensure that all eligibility requirements are met.

E. The approval of an application is
subject to the input of the victim of the offense for which the INMATE is
incarcerated. If all criteria are met, the department shall notify
the victim within ten days after receiving the verified
application. The department shall give the victim the OPPORTUNITY to
provide any feedback about the inmate and shall review the victim's feedback
within twenty days after RECEIVING the feedback. The victim's feedback shall be
the final portion of the inmate's home confinement application.

F. twelve months after the effective
date of this section, The department may enter into a contract with an entity
to evaluate the effectiveness of the home confinement program based on all of
the following:

1. The total number of eligible
inmates.

2. The total number of active
participants.

3. The total number of inmates that
returned to custody before completing the program.

G. An inmate who participates in the
home confinement program pursuant to this section shall be monitored by the
department through electronic monitoring surveillance, which may incorporate
wearable technology using mobile biometric authentication, for at least one
year or until the inmate becomes eligible for probation or community
supervision.

H. The department may order an inmate
to pay a monthly home confinement supervision fee in an amount that is
determined by the department unless, after determining the inability of the
inmate to pay the fee, the department requires payment of a lesser
amount. The supervising corrections officer shall monitor the
collection of the fee. Monies collected shall be deposited, pursuant to
sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the community corrections
enhancement fund established by section 31-418.

I. An inmate who is placed in the
home confinement program shall remain on inmate status and is subject to all of
the limits on rights and movement. If an inmate violates a condition
of the home confinement program, the department may revoke the home confinement
and return the inmate to the custody of the department to complete the term of
imprisonment as authorized by law.

J. If an inmate is arrested for a
subsequent felony offense that is committed while in the home confinement
program pursuant to this section, the department shall revoke the home
confinement and return the inmate to the custody of the department to complete
the term of imprisonment as authorized by law.

K. The ratio of supervising
corrections officers to supervisees in the home confinement program may not
exceed one officer for every fifty supervisees.

L. Inmates who do not reach their
tentative release date and who return to custody for technical violations while
participating in the home confinement program forfeit their TENtative release
and remain in custody until their earned release credit date.

M. This section applies to all of the
following:

1. from and after December 31, 2026
THROUGH march 31, 2027, Inmates who have six months remaining on their
sentence.

2. from and after March 31, 2027
THROUGH june 30, 2027, Inmates who have TWELVE months remaining on their
sentence.

3. from and after June 30, 2027,
Inmates who have eighteen months remaining on their sentence.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.
Retroactivity

This act applies retroactively to from
and after December 31, 1993.