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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 831

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Relating to: staff required to be on duty at prisons. (FE)

Prison

  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

Under this bill, a warden or superintendent of each prison must ensure that,

at that prison, at least one guard tower staff person is on duty in the guard tower and

one perimeter staff person is on duty at all times.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hintz (D) , Johnson (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Kahl (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

9 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Considine, Genrich, Barnes, Mason, Brostoff, Billings, Hintz, Goyke, Berceau, Danou, Ohnstad, Johnson, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Kahl, Pope, Jorgensen, Subeck and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris Dodd, L. Taylor, Miller, Lassa, Wirch, Carpenter and Ringhand

  2. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Refused to withdraw from the committee on Corrections, Ayes 34, Noes 62

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1