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House passes bill limiting state-equivalent law-enforcement actions by some federal employees; sponsors cite sheriff support
Summary
H.B. 155, described by the sponsor as the 'sheriff's bill,' passed 61-8. It narrows which federal employees may exercise law-enforcement authority on federal lands, requires certified training for those with arrest authority and emphasizes sheriff oversight and contracting. Floor debate focused on jurisdiction and federalism concerns.
Representative Michael Noel, sponsor of H.B. 155, said the bill responds to problems in rural Utah where federal land employees sometimes act with law-enforcement authority without appropriate training or coordination. "This is what I call and what we call the sheriff's bill," he said, adding that the Utah Sheriffs' Association supported the legislation.
Noel described provisions that would require certain federal employees who exercise law-enforcement authority to complete certified peace-officer training and limited the bill's scope — it does…
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