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SB 78 IN
Passed One Chamber

Hospital police departments.

IN · session 2021 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2021

Latest action (Mar 16, 2021) Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Summary

Provides that a police officer of a hospital police department (department) has county wide territorial jurisdiction only while the hospital police officer is on duty and in the performance of or engaged in the officer's normal duties. Provides that the governing board of a hospital may limit the department's jurisdiction. Requires the department to notify certain entities if the governing board of the hospital has limited the department's jurisdiction. Provides public access to certain records created by the department. Provides certain conditions under which a department officer may take action regarding a crime in progress.

Sponsors (3)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (16)
  1. Jan 5, 2021 Authored by Senator Crider · upper
  2. Jan 5, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation · upper
  3. Feb 9, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Feb 18, 2021 Amendment #2 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  5. Feb 18, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  6. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Sandlin added as second author · upper
  7. Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 37, nays 12 · upper
  8. Feb 22, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald · upper
  9. Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
  10. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
  11. Mar 11, 2021 Representative Karickhoff added as cosponsor · lower
  12. Mar 15, 2021 Representative Steuerwald removed as sponsor · lower
  13. Mar 15, 2021 Representative Karickhoff added as sponsor · lower
  14. Mar 15, 2021 Representative Karickhoff removed as cosponsor · lower
  15. Mar 15, 2021 Representative Steuerwald added as cosponsor · lower
  16. Mar 16, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
Subjects
HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIESLAW ENFORCEMENT generally

Text versions (4)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Senate Bill (H) · Mar 16, 2021 · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 4, 2021 · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · Feb 9, 2021 · PDF
  • Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Feb 18, 2021 · PDF

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