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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 393

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Relating to: the treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison and county jail. (FE)

Jail Joint legislative council Juvenile detention facility Maternal and infant care Prison Sexually transmitted disease

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill limits the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum

people who are in the custody of a correctional facility. Under the bill, a pregnant

person may not be restrained unless the restraints are reasonably necessary for the

legitimate safety and security needs of the person, correctional staff, or public, and

any restraints used must be the least restrictive possible. In addition, the bill

requires that every woman in the custody of a correctional facility be offered testing

for pregnancy, and, if pregnant, be offered testing for sexually transmitted infections.

The bill also requires the correctional facility where the pregnant or postpartum

person is being confined to provide information related to pregnancy, labor, and the

postpartum period, and to provide access to certain health services related to

pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D)

20 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Goyke (D) , Hintz (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , VanderMeer (R) , Wachs (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Zamarripa (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 24, 2017 official source full page

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

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 24, 2017 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 as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 24, 2017 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. Aug 24, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Erpenbach and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Zamarripa, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Crowley, Hintz, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Spreitzer, Wachs and Goyke

  2. Aug 24, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Sep 20, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 27, 2017 · Senate

    Representative C. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  5. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  6. Oct 18, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  7. Oct 19, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 23, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  9. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

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

  10. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  12. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

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

  14. Nov 17, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Kooyenga added as a cosponsor

  15. Jan 26, 2018 · Senate

    Representative VanderMeer added as a cosponsor

  16. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Kleefisch added as a cosponsor

  17. Feb 2, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  18. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  19. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1