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HB0913 • 2026

Inmate Services

Inmate Services

Budget
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Sponsor
Health & Human Services Committee ; Justice Budget Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Johnson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Chapter No. 2026-111
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Inmate Services

Inmate Services ; Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • Inmate Services ; Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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237943

Committee amendment H 913 Filed • Johnson

Adopted 1/28/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • HB 913 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 1 237943 - h913-line 3.docx Published On: 1/27/2026 4:57:01 PM Page 1 of 1 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Criminal Justice 1 Subcommittee 2 Representative Johnson offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 ----------------------------------------------------- 6 T I T L E A M E N D M E N T 7 Remove lines 3-5 and insert: 8 945.215, F.S.; requiring funds from the Contractor-9 Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be 10 used for specified purposes; amending s.
  • 945.6041, 11 F.S.; providing 12
481747

Committee amendment H 913 c1 • Johnson

Adopted without Objection 2/16/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • CS/HB 913 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 1 481747 - HB 913 line 31-Johnson1.docx Published On: 2/13/2026 4:39:59 PM Page 1 of 7 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Justice Budget 1 Subcommittee 2 Representative Johnson offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove lines 31-132 and insert: 6 2.
  • Maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-7 operated correctional facilities shall be deposited in the 8 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
812893

Committee amendment H 913 c2 • Johnson

Adopted without Objection 2/26/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • CS/CS/HB 913 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 1 812893 - h0913_line 48.docx Published On: 2/25/2026 3:57:53 PM Page 1 of 2 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Health & Human Services 1 Committee 2 Representative Johnson offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove lines 48-176 and insert: 6 Section 2.
  • For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 7 made by this act to section 945.215, Florida Statutes, in a 8 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 944.72, Florida 9 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 10 944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare 11 Trust Fund.— 12 (1) There is hereby created in the Department of 13 Corrections the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare 14 Trust Fund.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Chapter No. 2026-111

  2. 2026-05-22 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Approved by Governor

  3. 2026-05-21 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. 2026-03-05 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0

  5. 2026-03-05 Senate

    • In Messages • Referred to Rules • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 619 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1012 -SJ 619 • Received • Read 2nd time -SJ 619 • Read 3rd time -SJ 619 • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 619

  6. 2026-03-05 House

    • In Messages • Ordered enrolled

  7. 2026-03-02 House

    • Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)

  8. 2026-02-26 House

    • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

  9. 2026-02-24 House

    • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  10. 2026-02-18 House

    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  11. 2026-02-17 House

    • Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  12. 2026-02-16 House

    • Favorable with CS by Justice Budget Subcommittee(Amended)

  13. 2026-02-12 House

    • Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda

  14. 2026-01-29 House

    • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee

  15. 2026-01-28 House

    • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  16. 2026-01-26 House

    • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  17. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  18. 2026-01-12 House

    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  19. 2025-12-29 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Inmate Services ; Requires maintenance & repair deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional facilities to be deposited in Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes.

Current Bill Text

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An act relating to inmate services; amending s. 2
945.215, F.S.; requiring maintenance and repair 3
deduction fees from contractor-operated correctional 4
facilities to be deposited in the Contractor-Operated 5
Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund; requiring 6
funds from the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate 7
Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes; 8
reenacting s. 944.72(1), F.S., relating to the 9
Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust 10
Fund, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 945.215, 11
F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective 12
date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 17
945.215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 18
945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds.— 19
(3) CONTRACTOR-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS INMATE WELFARE TRUST 20
FUND; CONTRACTOR-OPERATED CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.— 21
(b)1. The net proceeds derived from inmate canteens, 22
vending machines used primarily by inmates, telephone 23
commissions, and similar sources at contractor-operated 24
correctional facilities shall be deposited in the Contractor-25

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Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. 26
2. Maintenance and repair deduction fees from contractor-27
operated correctional facilities shall be deposited in the 28
Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. 29
3. Funds in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate 30
Welfare Trust Fund shall be used exclusively to provide for or 31
operate any of the following at contractor-operated correctional 32
facilities: 33
a. Programs to aid inmates' reintegration into society. 34
b. Environmental health upgrades to facilities, including 35
fixed capital outlay for repairs and maintenance that would 36
improve environmental conditions of the correctional facilities. 37
4.2. Funds in the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate 38
Welfare Trust Fund shall be expended only pursuant to 39
legislative appropriation. 40
Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 41
made by this act to section 945.215, Florida Statutes, in a 42
reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 944.72, Florida 43
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 44
944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare 45
Trust Fund.— 46
(1) There is hereby created in the Department of 47
Corrections the Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare 48
Trust Fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be the benefit 49
and welfare of inmates incarcerated in contractor-operated 50

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correctional facilities under contract with the department 51
pursuant to this chapter or chapter 957. Moneys shall be 52
deposited in the trust fund and expenditures made from the trust 53
fund as provided in s. 945.215. 54
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 55