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Senate committee advances jail-search bill with rejected safety-focused amendments
Summary
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604, which requires jails to adopt search policies for transgender and intersex individuals consistent with federal standards, was advanced to rules after the committee rejected a package of amendments on bodies-of-searches, staff accommodations, attorney presence and private facilities.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1604, sponsored by Rep. Salahuddin, would require local jails to adopt and implement policies for searching transgender and intersex people that align with federal standards as of Jan. 1, 2025, with an implementation date changed to Sept. 1, 2026.
Will Tronson briefed the committee, noting the bill passed the House 56–39 and identifying nine amendments (B1–B9) offered by Senator Christian. Those amendments would have extended rules to private detention facilities (B1), prohibited housing victims with opposite-sex inmates when the victim is…
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