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Bill to loosen private security licensing prompts public-safety warnings from national industry group
Summary
Senate Bill 198, which would remove a rule that effectively requires private security guards to be employed by licensed firms and would reduce some licensing gatekeeping, was presented by Senator Trubus as an entrepreneurship measure; the National Association of Security Companies warned removing background checks and training requirements could threaten public safety and community trust.
Senator Trubus introduced Senate Bill 198 to modify Montana’s private-security licensing scheme by striking requirements that function as a gatekeeping restriction — chiefly a departmental rule requiring private security guards to be employed by a licensed private security firm. The sponsor framed the bill as reducing barriers to entry and supporting entrepreneurship.
"What I call gatekeeping restriction ... that's really what bothered me," Senator Trubus said, summarizing the…
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