Legislation - SB0187

Title: Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)
Sponsored by: Senator M. Washington
Status: In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the required specifications for a certain prerelease facility for female incarcerated individuals; requiring the Department of General Services to submit a certain timeline of deliverables for the planning, design, and construction of the facility to certain entities; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to make certain services available to certain female incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Department of General Services to provide updates on the progress of the prerelease facility to certain legislative committees.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

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Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: HB0935

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0632 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/10/2025 Legislative Date 10/10/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2026 Legislative Date 1/13/2026 Action Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {653123/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Reentry Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (31-12) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/26/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/27/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/30/2026 Legislative Date 3/14/2026 Action Reassigned to Judiciary Appropriations Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Hearing canceled (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 4/10/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {293323/1 Adopted Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (101-36) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (32-13) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	10/10/2025	10/10/2025	Pre-filed
Senate	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
Senate	1/13/2026	1/13/2026	Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Favorable with Amendments {653123/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/05/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Reentry Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Third Reading Passed (31-12)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/11/2026	Referred Judiciary	48AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/26/2026	3/26/2026	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/27/2026	3/27/2026	Hearing canceled
House	3/27/2026	3/27/2026	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/30/2026	3/14/2026	Reassigned to Judiciary Appropriations	51AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Hearing canceled (Judiciary)
House	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2026	4/10/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	4/10/2026	3/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {293323/1 Adopted	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2026	3/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Third Reading Passed (101-36)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Motion Limit Debate (Senator King) Adopted (32-13)	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Senate Concurs House Amendments	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (32-13)	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act)

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