Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Declaring a moratorium until January 15, 2031, on all City approvals for detention facilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the regional criminal justice ecosystem, and re-evaluate the approval process for detention facilities.

Committee

Council

Introduced

March 4, 2026

On agenda

April 2, 2026

Passed

April 2, 2026

Where it was heard

Council Apr 2, 2026 Passed as Substituted Pass Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Mar 31, 2026 Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Consent Pass Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Mar 24, 2026 Hold on Agenda Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Mar 10, 2026 Hold on Agenda Council Mar 5, 2026 referred

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