Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses.
Summary
Provides that a correctional facility, including a jail, shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) use no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, during the immediate postdelivery period, or dealing with a medical emergency related to the pregnancy, with certain exceptions. Repeals the current statute concerning prenatal and postnatal care and treatment and incorporates it into the new chapter concerning pregnant inmates. Adds sexual misconduct with a service provider as a Level 4 felony to the definition of "violent offense", and requires a person convicted of: (1) sexual misconduct with a service provider; (2) child molesting; and (3) rape; to pay restitution for pregnancy and childbirth expenses to the victim if the pregnancy is a result of the offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 22, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 330: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 46, nays 0
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RF
Rita Fleming
DDemocratic
P
Sue Glick
RRepublican
P
Vaneta Becker
RRepublican
Co
Brad Barrett
RRepublican
Co
CZ
Cindy Ziemke
RRepublican
Co
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
Co
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Rodney Pol
DDemocratic
Co
Vanessa Summers
DDemocratic
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