F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 181 2024
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to air conditioning in inmate housing;
3 creating s. 944.092, F.S.; providing requirements for
4 air conditioning in inmate housing units in the
5 Department of Corrections; specifying a source of
6 funding; providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Section 944.092, Florida Statutes, is created
11 to read:
12 944.092 Air conditioning in inmate housing.—
13 (1) Each state correctional institution shall provide a
14 portable air conditioner or air-cooling system in each inmate
15 housing unit adequate in size and number to each dormitory or
16 sleeping area and maintain same in good working order at all
17 times.
18 (2) Funds for the purchase and maintenance of the portable
19 air conditioners or air-cooling systems required by subsection
20 (1) shall be provided from funds appropriated to the department
21 in the General Appropriations Act.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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