Senate Study Bill 1154 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON TAYLOR) A BILL FOR An Act relating to responsibilities for expenses for the 1 safekeeping and maintenance of prisoners by counties and 2 cities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1956XC (2) 86 aw/sc
S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 356.15, Code 2015, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 356.15 Expenses. 3 1. All charges and expenses for the safekeeping and 4 maintenance of prisoners , including medical aid furnished by 5 a hospital or other medical facility, shall be allowed by the 6 board of supervisors, except those committed or detained by the 7 authority of the courts of the United States, in which cases 8 the United States must pay such expenses to the county, or 9 those committed for violation of a city ordinance, in which 10 case the city shall pay expenses to the county, or those 11 committed or detained from another state, in which case the 12 governmental entity from the other state sending the prisoners 13 shall pay expenses to the county. 14 2. All charges and expenses for the safekeeping and 15 maintenance of prisoners at a municipal holding facility, 16 including medical aid furnished by a hospital or other medical 17 facility, shall be allowed by the city council, except those 18 detained by the authority of the courts of the United States, 19 in which cases the United States must pay such expenses to the 20 city. 21 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 22 3, shall not apply to this Act. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill relates to expenses for the safekeeping and 27 maintenance of prisoners by counties and cities. Under current 28 law, the board of supervisors for a county is required to allow 29 all charges and expenses for the safekeeping and maintenance 30 of prisoners at a county facility. The bill provides that 31 these responsibilities extend to include expenses for medical 32 aid furnished by a hospital or other medical facility. The 33 bill makes corresponding provisions for prisoners at municipal 34 holding facilities. 35 -1- LSB 1956XC (2) 86 aw/sc 1/ 2
S.F. _____ The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 1 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 2 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 3 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 4 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 5 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 6 mandate included in the bill. 7 -2- LSB 1956XC (2) 86 aw/sc 2/ 2