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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 340

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Relating to: strip searches of certain detained persons. (FE)

Crime and criminals Jail Police Prison Privacy

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law sets forth guidelines for conducting a strip search of a person who

is arrested and incarcerated, imprisoned, or otherwise detained for a felony, certain

misdemeanors, or otherwise taken into the custody of a law enforcement agency or

correctional institution.

Under current law, a person who is arrested or otherwise detained or taken into

custody but who is not arrested for a felony or for certain misdemeanors, and who is

not reasonably suspected of concealing a weapon or concealing evidence, may be strip

searched if the person will be detained with one or more other persons, if that person

is to be incarcerated, imprisoned, or otherwise detained for at least 12 hours.

This bill removes the requirement, for a person who is arrested or otherwise

detained or taken into custody but who is not arrested for a felony or for certain

misdemeanors, and who is not reasonably suspected of concealing a weapon or

concealing evidence, that the person be incarcerated, imprisoned, or otherwise

detained for at least 12 hours.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R)

5 cosponsors

Harsdorf (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Feb 5, 2016 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. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Allen, Ballweg, Born, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Knodl, Kulp and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Wanggaard, Marklein, Stroebel and Olsen

  2. Sep 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Sep 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  7. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:09 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  9. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Barnes

  10. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1