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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 609

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Relating to: reports of incidents between inmates and prison employees and between inmates.

Prison Privacy Public record

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 provides that any incident between an employee or officer at a prison

and an inmate or between an inmate and another inmate is open to public inspection,

except that the warden or superintendent of the prison may redact any personally

identifying information.

Sponsors

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

18 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Danou (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hintz (D) , Kahl (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 22, 2016 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1