Bill
HB 2328
Allows the Secretary of Corrections to create a program delivering prison-made housing units to designated areas, with a 10-year evaluation of impacts.
Status and procedural history
- Introduced: February 3, 2025 (House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice; requested by Rep. Schwertfeger on behalf of Rep. Sweely).
- Committee actions: Public hearing and committee substitute considered April 29, 2025; left pending the same day. Withdrawn from Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice and referred to Committee on Interstate Cooperation (March 10, 2025). Other committee referrals and calendar actions occurred between February–May 2025.
- Companion: SB 1667.
- Fiscal note issued by Kansas Division of the Budget: April 29, 2025.
Purpose and intent
- To create a limited exception to the Prison‑Made Goods Act by allowing the Secretary of Corrections to establish a program under which prison-made housing units may be delivered into specified local areas that have experienced minimal building activity and home improvements despite community efforts.
Key provisions
- Amends K.S.A. 75-5275a to permit the Secretary of Corrections to establish a program delivering prison-made housing units into “designated areas,” as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the local community.
- Requires the Secretary to evaluate the program and submit a report to the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate no later than 10 years after program establishment. The report must address:
- Impact on available housing in the designated area.
- Impact on non-prison housing manufacturers and dealers.
- Whether participating inmates obtained employment in related industries after release.
- Expenses and costs reimbursed to the state by participating inmates.
- Amount of earned savings inmates had upon release.
- Definitions: incorporates meanings for “manufactured home,” “manufactured home dealer,” “manufactured home manufacturer,” and “modular home” by reference to K.S.A. 58-4202; defines “secretary” as Secretary of Corrections.
- Exclusion: the measure specifies it does not apply to the existing vocational building program operated by the Secretary (providing freestanding buildings ≤1,000 sq ft).
- The bill text also indicates K.S.A. 75-5275a would be amended and the existing section repealed (technical/statutory replacement).
Who would be affected
- Kansas Correctional Industries (KCI): could operate the program and manufacture/deliver housing units.
- Local communities designated under the program (areas with minimal building activity).
- Private manufactured and modular home manufacturers and dealers: potential competitive impact to be evaluated.
- Participating inmates: potential vocational training, wages/savings while incarcerated, and reentry employment outcomes.
- State agencies: may be involved in program oversight and reporting.
Fiscal impact (per Division of the Budget)
- Unknown fiscal effect on KCI. The fiscal note states no direct effect to the State General Fund, because KCI is expected to recover program costs through sales of housing units. Any fiscal effects were not included in the FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Timing
- If enacted, the Secretary may establish the program immediately upon statutory change; the mandated program evaluation and report are due no later than 10 years after program start.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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