Requires the use of canines for contraband screening at correctional facilities housing one hundred or more incarcerated individuals
This bill requires all correctional facilities housing 100 or more incarcerated individuals to include leashed and controlled canines trained to detect illegal drugs in their contraband screening plans. The law mandates that facilities establish a formal screening program incorporating canine detection as a standard procedure. This directly affects large state correctional facilities, requiring them to implement this specific security measure for drug interdiction. The provision applies immediately upon enactment and is part of a broader requirement for facility-wide contraband screening protocols.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Committee
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Walczyk
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
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