2019 House Bill 4962

Ban state doing business with privatized prison companies and vendors

Introduced in the House

Sept. 12, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-53)

To prohibit the state from doing business with firms in the private prison business, or with firms that do business with a firm in the private prison business. The bill’s official tagline refers to these companies as “discriminatory businesses”.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations