Revision: June 3, 2019, 2:09 p.m.
HB 518-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
04/25/2019 1655s
2019 SESSION
19-0246
04/01
HOUSE BILL 518-FN
AN ACT repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Keans, Straf. 23
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the subdivision relating to reimbursement of cost of care by inmates. The bill does not affect any cost of care reimbursement order or directive issued prior to the effective date of this act.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/25/2019 1655s 19-0246
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. The subdivision heading preceding RSA 622:53 and RSA 622:53 through RSA 622:58, relative to reimbursement of cost of care by inmates, are repealed.
2 Applicability. This act shall not apply to a person who is or has been subject to an order or a directive to pay cost of care reimbursement pursuant to RSA 622:55 issued prior to the effective date of this act.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
19-0246
Amended 5/20/19
HB 518-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2019-1655s)
AN ACT repealing certain statutes concerning reimbursement of cost of care by inmates.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | ||
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals the statute relating to reimbursement of the cost of care by inmates. This bill would not apply to individuals currently subject to an order to pay cost of care reimbursement issued prior to the effective date. The Department of Corrections assumes the two individuals currently paying cost of care would continue to pay through fiscal year 2023, the period covered by this fiscal note. One of the individuals is serving a life sentence and the other is sentenced through 2022. The Department receives 59% of the cost of care reimbursement collected by the Department of Justice and the remaining 41% is deposited into the general fund. The Department states it received $43,910 in FY 2016, $65,783 in FY 2017 and $65,419 in FY 2018.
The Department of Justice indicates it currently seeks reimbursement through the court process for the cost of care while the inmate is at the Department of Corrections. The average annual debt collected on behalf of the Department of Corrections over the past 4 years is $102,000. Of this amount $60,200 is disbursed to the Department of Corrections and $41,800 is used to fund the Department of Justice unit responsible for debt collection for other agencies.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Departments of Corrections and Justice