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Senate committee advances bill setting perimeter-fence standards for certain commercial and industrial sites

CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 7, 2023
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Summary

House Bill 1406 would set a statewide standard for battery-charged perimeter fences tied to alarms for specified commercial and industrial properties (not intended to affect agriculture). Sponsor Sen. Scott Flippo said the bill aims to protect heavy-equipment and rail yards. The committee passed the bill by voice vote; vote tallies were not recorded.

Senator Scott Flippo (District 23) returned to the City, County & Local Affairs Committee with House Bill 1406 after pulling it earlier to resolve questions about unintended consequences. "This would require a perimeter fence for anybody else outside of a, you…

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