2004 House Bill 5720

Expanded prisons hearings

Introduced in the House

March 30, 2004

Introduced by Rep. John Stewart (R-20)

To require the Department of Corrections to provide advance notice and public hearings for new or expanded prisons in an area. The bill expands current provisions requiring hearings for new prisons, so that this also applies to the expansion of an existing prison.

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice