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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 104

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Relating to: sexual contact by a law enforcement officer with a person in his or her custody and providing a penalty.

Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Police Sex crimes Shared revenue

  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

Under this bill, it is a Class C Felony for a law enforcement officer to have sexual

contact or sexual intercourse with a person in his or her custody. For the purposes

of the crime created in this bill, consent is not an issue. The bill adds the prohibited

conduct to the list of activities in current law that constitute second degree sexual

assault. Current law does not contain a criminal prohibition on sexual contact

between a law enforcement officer and a person in his or her custody.

Under current law, a person may be required to register as a sex offender for

certain crimes that are sexually motivated if the judge determines that it would be

in the interest of public protection to have the person register. Under this bill, the

new offense of sexual contact between a law enforcement officer and a person in his

or her custody would be subject to this provision.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Jacque (R) , L. Taylor (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Smith (D) , Wanggaard (R)

11 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Fields (D) , Mursau (R) , Myers (D) , Sargent (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Zamarripa (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Sep 25, 2019 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 Sep 25, 2019 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. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Taylor, Wanggaard, LeMahieu, Smith and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Myers, Anderson, Mursau, C. Taylor, Spreitzer, Subeck, Fields, Sargent and Zamarripa

  2. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Aug 14, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 24, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  5. Sep 24, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  6. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

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

  8. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

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

  9. Sep 25, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 17, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor

  11. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1