Maryland Senate Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-08 - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting the use of mechanical restraints by the Department of Juvenile Services on a child in the Department's custody except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the use of physical restraint on a child known to be in the third trimester of pregnancy or in labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery except under specified circumstances; prohibiting the strip search of a child under specified circumstances; limiting specified searches of a child; limiting the length of time the Department may use mechanical restraints on a child; etc.

Juveniles - Restraint and Searches - Limitations

Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Joan Conway [D]	Sen. Ulysses Currie [D]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Richard Madaleno [D]
Sen. Roger Manno [D]	Sen. Nathaniel McFadden [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]
Sen. Catherine Pugh [D]	Sen. Jamin Raskin [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-08	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn
2016-01-30	Senate	Hearing cancelled
2016-02-04	Senate	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-01-20	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0189?ys=2016rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/sb/sb0189f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/sb0189_jpr.pdf