Adding Municipal Jails to County Jail Oversight Requirements
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning requirements for municipal jails.
Bill Summary:
The bill requires municipal jails to comply with existing jail data collection requirements, standards, and oversight. The bill limits a municipal jail to holding a person for no longer than 72 hours.
The bill requires a keeper of a municipal jail to take all reasonable steps, prioritizing the health and welfare of the pregnant person, to release a pregnant person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance from custody if jail staff have a reasonable belief the person is in labor. If the pregnant person in labor is not released, the use of restraints is prohibited during the labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery, and the jail staff shall make a written record that the labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery occurred at the jail and record the reason the pregnant person was not released from custody.
A nonvoting member who represents a municipality is added to the jail standards advisory committee.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Michael Carter
Representative
Naquetta Ricks
Senator
Iman Jodeh
Senator
Mike Weissman
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/25/2026 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1039 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 26-1039, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
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| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
46
AYE
16
NO
3
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/18/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/10/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 03/03/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/02/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/27/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 02/24/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/04/2026 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 01/14/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
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