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Panel narrows ABC investigator powers; committee passes bill clarifying arrest authority and Sunday sales language
Summary
House Bill 437 drew testimony from local government and law enforcement groups and passed with a committee substitute that clarifies that ABC administrators and investigators lack arrest authority unless POP‑certified; senators sought clarification about Sunday sales language and local licensing.
The committee passed House Bill 437 after testimony from local government and law‑enforcement groups and discussion about the interplay between administrative ABC investigators and sworn law enforcement.
Sponsor Rep. Tony Hampton told the committee the bill clarifies that local alcoholic beverage control (ABC) administrators and investigators do not have arrest authority unless they are certified under POP standards. Hampton…
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