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Committee approves bill to assign local agencies authority to investigate violence at regional jails
Summary
House Bill 2105 would require regional jail authorities to designate a local law-enforcement agency to investigate acts of violence at regional jail facilities; the committee reported the bill after a substitute was adopted.
The House Committee on Public Safety reported House Bill 2105 after adopting a committee substitute. The measure requires regional jail authorities to designate a local law-enforcement agency to have the authority to investigate acts of violence that occur at regional jail facilities.
Delegate Dahlia Kent presented the substitute and moved the committee recommendation. The subcommittee recommended reporting 4-2; the committee voted 20 in favor and 1 opposed to report the bill to the House.
The transcript records no public testimony on the measure during this session. The bill will proceed to the House floor for further consideration.
