HB 1936-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/17/03)

Requires the house criminal justice and corrections committee and the senate judiciary committee to study: (1) The jurisdiction of tribal, state, and local law enforcement officers over tribal and nontribal persons on tribal lands; and

(2) The extension of general authority peace officer powers to tribal law enforcement officers and the effect that the extension would have on tribal and nontribal persons, including nontribal persons occupying land held in fee simple within the boundaries of tribal lands.

Requires the house criminal justice and corrections committee and the senate judiciary committee to report their findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the governor and the legislature no later than December 1, 2003.