HB1544
Children; strip searches.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Strip searches of children.
Provides that no child under the age of 14 shall be strip searched and that a child who is 14 years of age or older but under 18 years of age shall not be strip searched unless such child and such child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the ... (More) care of such child has authorized or consented to the strip search. The bill also provides that no person shall be denied noncontact visitation on the basis of withholding such authorization or consent. The bill provides exceptions for (i) children committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice or confined or detained in a secure local facility for juveniles or a jail or other facility for the detention of adults; (ii) persons in custodial arrests for a traffic infraction, Class 3 or 4 misdemeanor, or violation of a city, county, or town ordinance that is punishable by no more than 30 days in jail where there is reasonable cause to believe on the part of a law-enforcement officer that the individual is concealing a weapon; or (iii) persons taken into custody by or remanded to a law-enforcement officer pursuant to a circuit or district court order. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2020 - House: Presented and ordered printed 20104342D
- 01/10/2020 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/2020 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1544)
- 01/22/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107738D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107738D-H1
- 02/07/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1544H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1544H1)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108762D-S1
- 02/21/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1544S1)
- 02/21/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108762D-S1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1544S1
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/2020 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20108762D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/26/2020 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/2020 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/02/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/02/2020 - House: Delegates: Carter, Scott, Bell
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/2020 - Senate: Senators: Morrissey, Peake, Boysko
- 03/05/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference substitute printed 20109446D-H2
- 03/05/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1544H2)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/18/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1544ER)
- 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1544ER)
- 03/20/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/2020 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/22/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/2020 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/2020 - House: VOTE: (95-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/2020 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/2020 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1544ER2)
- 04/22/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/2020 - House: Enacted, Chapter 1236 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/22/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1236)
