CS/HB 913: Inmate Services

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Johnson

Inmate Services; Requires funds from Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be used for specified purposes; revises compensation for provision of inmate medical services by certain providers; requires Medicaid health care provider to provide inmate patients with reasonable access to medical services; revises compensation for provision of inmate emergency medical transportation services.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/28/2026 02:32 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1012 by Yarborough Inmate Services Last Action: 2/9/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 37 Senate Building	Identical

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  944.72	Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.	Page 6 (pdf)
  945.215	Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds.	Page 1 (pdf)
  945.6041	Inmate medical services.	Page 2 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/29/2025	H	• Filed
  1/12/2026	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/26/2026	H	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/28/2026	H	• 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)
  1/29/2026	H	• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee