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Committee sends House Bill 15 to full Senate; sponsor says bill splits officers’ files to protect unsubstantiated material

5905011 · September 2, 2025
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The Senate Committee on State Affairs reported House Bill 15, a House companion to Cedric King’s bill, to the full Senate after the committee accepted a substitute that removed House amendments. Sponsor said the bill separates department and personnel files to shield officers and families from unsubstantiated public disclosures.

The Senate Committee on State Affairs voted to report House Bill 15, the House companion to legislation authored by Cedric King, to the full Senate, with the committee sending up a committee substitute that removed amendments added in the House.

Cedric King, identified in committee as the House author of the companion bill, told the committee that if the measure passes the committee and the full Senate, it would be the…

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