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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 616

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Relating to: prohibiting the collection of a pupil's biometric data and the use of any device to assess a pupil's physiological or emotional state.

Attorney general Circuit court District attorney Genetics and genetic testing School — Board School — Discipline

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a school board from collecting any biometric data from a

pupil, or from using any device or mechanism to assess a pupil's physiological or

emotional state, unless the pupil's parent or guardian consents in writing. Examples

of biometric technologies are fingerprint identification, retinal scanning, and hand

or palm geometry.

The bill authorizes the attorney general or any district attorney to bring an

action in circuit court to enforce the provision described above.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Born (R) , Craig (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kulp (R) , Murphy (R) , Pridemore (R) , Schraa (R) , Steineke (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

4 cosponsors

Grothman (R) , Klenke (R) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 3

Passed 7–3 Mar 27, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 3

Passed 7–3 Mar 27, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives T. Larson, Thiesfeldt, Knudson, Pridemore, Steineke, Schraa, Bernier, Born, Craig, Jacque, Knodl, Kulp, Murphy, Tittl and Hutton; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Lazich

  2. Jan 10, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 15, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Senator Leibham added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Klenke added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative T. Larson

  7. Feb 19, 2014 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative T. Larson

  8. Mar 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Mar 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  11. Mar 27, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  12. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1