Bill Summary

SB 854 Incarcerated Pregnant Women (2020 Session)
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Sponsors
by Pizzo
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Summary
Incarcerated Pregnant Women; Revising the circumstances under which a prisoner who is known to be pregnant may not be restrained; specifying conditions under which restraints may be used; requiring the Department of Corrections, correctional facilities, and certain agencies to develop policies that meet certain requirements for the use of restraints on prisoners known to be pregnant; providing requirements for the care of the prisoner after she has given birth and of the prisoner’s infant; prohibiting the involuntary placement of pregnant prisoners in restrictive housing, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2020
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committees of reference
» S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
11/12/19
SENATE
Filed
11/21/19
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
03/14/20
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/14/20
SENATE
Died in Criminal Justice
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bill text & filed amendments
0854
Filed on 11/12/19
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
944.241
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