Florida Senate - 2024 SB 296



By Senator Davis





5-00507-24 2024296__
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 of 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 to
11 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 shall maintain same in good working order at
17 all 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.