AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST
Summary
Permits non-sworn public safety officers/security guards at private colleges/universities to detain individuals for no longer than 30 minutes within the campus’s jurisdiction if the officer or guard believes the person committed a criminal offense.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
02/12/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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