BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5223: Criminal fingerprinting

Concerning criminal offense fingerprinting.

Summary

Permits judges to order fingerprinting of gross misdemeanor defendants at preliminary hearings or arraignments.
Expands the right of chief law enforcement officers to photograph and record fingerprints of adults in certain instances.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5223), 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 criminal offense fingerprinting;

Passed February 19, 2025

Version voted on: SB 5223

46 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	27	2	0	1
Republican	19	0	0	0

How each member voted

Feb 26, 2026Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 13, 2026Placed on third reading by Rules Committee.
Jan 12, 2026By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Apr 27, 2025By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 24, 2025First reading, referred to Community Safety.
Feb 19, 2025Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 19, 2025Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 12, 2025Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 3, 2025Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 30, 2025LAW - Majority; do pass.
Jan 13, 2025First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
Jan 10, 2025Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5223 (2023–24) Sexual exploitation/minors · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5223 (2021–22) Motor vehicles sales tax use · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5223 (2019–20) Electrical net metering · Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2019
SB 5223 (2017–18) Safe injection sites · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5223 (2015–16) County legislative meetings · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5223 (2013–14) Child victims of trafficking · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5223 (2011–12) Condo & homeowners' assoc. · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5223 (2009–10) State bonds and accounts · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor