Shirley N. Weber
- Democratic
Author
Existing law establishes the state prisons, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Existing law requires the department, when establishing inmate classifications and housing assignment procedures, to take into account risk factors that can lead to inmates and wards becoming the target of sexual victimization. This bill would prohibit male correctional officers from conducting a pat down search of a female inmate unless the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to herself or others or risk of escape and there is not a female correctional officer available to conduct the search. The bill would also prohibit a male correctional officer from entering an area of the institution where female inmates may be in a state of undress, or from being in an area where they can view female inmates in a state of undress, unless an inmate in the area presents a risk of immediate harm to herself or others or if there is a medical emergency in the area and there is not a female correctional officer who can resolve the situation in a safe and timely manner without his assistance. The bill would require staff of the opposite sex to announce their presence when entering a housing unit. The bill would require documentation of a male correctional officer conducting a pat down search or entering a prohibited area within 3 days of the incident and would require that the documentation to be reviewed by the warden and retained.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 174, Statutes of 2018.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6139.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 5040.).
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4638.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 4).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 20).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2550 | HTML |
| 02/15/18 - Introduced | |
| 03/22/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/08/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/07/18 - Enrolled | |
| 08/20/18 - Chaptered |
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