HB 1137Stopped after introduction

No Violence, No Segregation Act

Will change the evidentiary standards for Department of Corrections (DOC) infractions and narrow the types of infractions that warrant the use of administrative segregation (solitary confinement). This bill would also create reviews at 15, 30, and 45 days of segregation.

Where it stood when it stopped

House19 of 50 needed

31 to go98 members

Senate1 of 25 needed

24 to go49 members

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Step 1: Stopped after introduction
Jan 12, 2026
Step 2: In committee Not reached.
Step 3: Passed House Not reached.
Step 4: Passed Senate Not reached.
Step 5: Governor Not reached.

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Unfortunately, the No Violence, No Segregation Act did not move out of approriatons by the Feb 9th cut off. This bill will not move forward this session.

What this bill does

No Violence, No Segregation Act, is a cost-neutral approach to reducing the over-reliance on administrative segregation (ad-seg) by addressing the Department of Corrections (DOC) prison-initiated disciplinary process. In FY2023, there were 6,120 recorded instances of solitary confinement in DOC. To reduce the number of people experiencing ad-seg, this bill would: - Change the evidentiary standard for DOC infractions from “some evidence” to “preponderance of evidence”. - Narrow the types of infractions that warrant the use of administrative segregation to the most serious infractions including escape, arson, serious assault, creating or participating in a major disturbance in which assaults occurred, or attempts or reliable information that these serious infractions may occur. - Escalate reviews and approval of the use of administrative segregation at the 15, 30 and 45 day mark, and notifying the Office of Corrections Ombuds for anything beyond 45 days. - Protect people’s education, housing, and job placement while they are in ad-seg.