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Committee advances several bills: police abolition vote change, federal cooperation, and newborn safety devices
Summary
After meeting, the committee advanced multiple bills by voice or amended votes: HB 309 (require public vote to abolish county police departments), HB 315 (restore broader federal-local cooperation — amended), and HB 350 (authorize newborn safety devices); HB 315 was amended to replace the word “personnel” with “officer.”
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee moved several bills forward in a sequence of brief presentations and votes.
- House Bill 309: The committee approved a bill that would require the same voter approval process to abolish a county police force that is currently required to create one. A sponsor explained the measure applies to county police departments and noted the change aligns creation and abolition procedures. The committee…
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