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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 588

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

Prison Privacy Property tax Public record Public service commission

  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: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Wirch, Johnson, Hansen and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, Bowen, C. Taylor, Genrich, Hesselbein, Pope, Fields, Goyke, Zamarripa, Berceau, Subeck, Anderson, Billings, Sargent, Shankland, Kolste and Sinicki

  2. Nov 29, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1