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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 248

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

Crime and criminals Jail Police Polk county Prison Privacy

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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

11 cosponsors

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

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 29, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 29, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 3 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 29, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 4 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 29, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 29, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Senate Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

Passed 62–33 Feb 18, 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 3, 2015 · Senate

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

  2. Sep 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Sep 14, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 29, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 22, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 3 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 4 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Oct 30, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Jan 6, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 1-20-2016

  18. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  19. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 6 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  20. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 7 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  21. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 8 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  22. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  23. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  24. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  25. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  26. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  29. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  31. Jan 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  32. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:17 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  33. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  34. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Barnes

  35. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 62, Noes 33

  36. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  37. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  38. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  39. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  40. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  41. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  42. Feb 29, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-29-2016

  43. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-1-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 206

  44. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-2-2016