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SB 436: Youth in Confinement

GENERAL BILL by Montford ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bracy

Youth in Confinement; Prohibiting a youth from being placed in disciplinary confinement; authorizing a youth to be placed in emergency confinement if certain conditions are met; limiting the allowable length of time for emergency confinement; authorizing a youth to be placed in medical confinement under certain circumstances; requiring sheriffs and chief correctional officers to adopt model standards relating to youth, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/3/2019 Senate • Filed
    10/15/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 33
    11/5/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/12/19, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    11/12/2019 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 131
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • SB 436, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/3/2019 at 1:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/8/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 12/10/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 347 Youth in Confinement Alexander Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    H 165 Youth in Solitary Confinement Driskell Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    S 228 Youth in Solitary Confinement Thurston Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice
    S 762 Inmate Confinement Farmer Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/12/2019 10:30 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    944.09 Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, and parolees. Page 8 (pdf)
    944.279 Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false information before court. Page 8 (pdf)
    945.425 Page 2 (pdf)
    951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements. Page 6 (pdf)

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