Bill Text: PA HB1365 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for a moratorium and for continued operation.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-27 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB1365 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1365-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1649
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1365 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, ARGALL, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, CASORIO, DALEY, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, M. O'BRIEN, SOLOBAY, THOMAS AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 27, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 27, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 21, 1986 (P.L.64, No.19), entitled "An
act imposing a moratorium on the operation of private prisons
and creating a legislative task force to conduct an
investigation of the feasibility of private prisons," further
providing for a moratorium and for continued operation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 3 and 5 of the act of March 21, 1986
(P.L.64, No.19), known as the Private Prison Moratorium and
Study Act, are amended to read:
Section 3. Moratorium.
(a) Prohibition.--[On and after the effective date of this
act, no] No private correctional facility shall be operated
within this Commonwealth.
[(b) End of moratorium.--The prohibition contained herein
shall remain in effect until June 30, 1987.]
(c) Exception.--Nothing in this section shall apply to
private contractors for security services as defined in this
act.
Section 5. Continued operation.
(a) General rule.--Nothing in this act shall prevent the
continued operation of any private correctional facility which
was in operation [during 1985.]:
(1) during 1985; or
(2) on the effective date of this paragraph.
(b) Restrictions.--Incarceration in a private correctional
facility shall be limited to the following:
(1) Inmates sentenced for summary offenses or offenses
pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731 (relating to driving under
influence of alcohol or controlled substance).
(2) Prison inmates that are not Federal.
(3) Prison inmates that are not from a state other than
Pennsylvania.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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