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Committee finalizes search language in House Bill 550; DOC says provision acceptable
Summary
The House Corrections & Institutions committee completed a line-by-line review of HB 550’s searches section, clarifying that 'any lawful searches' (including clothed searches, unclothed searches, pat-downs and body scans) are covered and that DOC has no objections to the current drafting, subject to a few wording tweaks.
The House Corrections & Institutions committee completed a detailed reading of House Bill 550’s searches provision on March 12, clarifying what types of searches the Department of Corrections may lawfully conduct and how those searches should be described in statute.
Committee members and staff read subdivisions A, B and C aloud and debated phrasing around whether the bill should reference a 'search designation' or use the term 'accommodating requests.' Members agreed to use 'accommodating' to describe how certain search-related requests would be handled. The committee…
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