The bill states that a person commits class 5 felony false imprisonment if he or she confines or detains another person less than 18 years of age by means of tying, locking, caging, chaining, or otherwise restricting that person's freedom of movement by any instrumentality for an unreasonable amount of time under the circumstances. The bill states that the statutory privilege between a patient and a physician or between an individual and his or her spouse is not available for the purpose of excluding or refusing testimony in any prosecution for false imprisonment.

Year

2018

Current status

  • Governor Signed (05/29/2018)
  • Sent to the Governor (05/11/2018)
  • Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (05/02/2018)
  • House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (04/19/2018)
  • House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only (04/05/2018)
  • Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (03/22/2018)
  • Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (03/19/2018)
  • Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (03/15/2018)
  • Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations (02/07/2018)
  • Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (01/29/2018)

Sponsors

R. Gardner

Bill number

SB18-119

Position

Oppose