BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2776: Officers/child restraint

Clarifying the authority of officers to restrain children when necessary.

Summary

  • Allows the use, attempt, or offer to use force upon or toward the person of another when reasonably used by a person acting in his or her official capacity as a law enforcement officer, school resource officer, or school security officer to restrain a person under the age of eighteen if doing so is necessary to prevent the person from endangering the physical safety of himself or herself, the officer, or another…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
January 20, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to clarifying the authority of officers to restrain children when necessary;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2776 in other sessions

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