BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5618: School warrantless search

Including searches by school resource officers and local police school liaison officers within the warrantless school search exception.

Summary

Extends statutory authority to school resource officers and local police school liaison officers to search:
A student, the student's possessions, and the student's locker if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the search will yield evidence of the student's violation of the law or school rules.
All student lockers at any time without prior notice and without a reasonable suspicion that the search will yield evidence of any particular student's violation of the law or school rule.
A container found in a search of all student lockers, so long as there is a reasonable suspicion that it contains evidence of a student's violation of the law or school rule.

From the House Bill Analysis 2013 (SB 5618), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

AN ACT Relating to the school warrantless search exception;

Passed March 4, 2013

Version voted on: SB 5618

30 Yea 19 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	8	18	0	0
Republican	22	1	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 3, 2014Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 13, 2014By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
May 13, 2013By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 28, 2013By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Mar 6, 2013First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Mar 4, 2013Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Mar 4, 2013Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 25, 2013Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 19, 2013Minority; do not pass.
Feb 19, 2013LAW - Majority; do pass.
Feb 19, 2013Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 5, 2013First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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