AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Summary
Makes sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect a felony.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2026
Last action Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026
How they voted
67–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
Jun 10, 2026
D
Democratic63
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2026
Committee
06/10/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/10/2026 House read and passed
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
03/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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