SB 5223: Concerning criminal offense fingerprinting.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Wagoner
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- S Rules X
- Last action
- Senate Rules "X" file. (February 26, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes judges to order fingerprinting at the preliminary hearing or the arraignment of a gross misdemeanor case. Expands the circumstances where chief law enforcement officers are authorized to photograph and record fingerprints to include when an adult is cited and released, or issued a summons to appear in court on a criminal charge.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 19, 202546 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting
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