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Senate committee clears bill clarifying legislative security authority, members press for hiring standards
Summary
The Senate committee advanced House Bill 103, which clarifies security authority for legislative security staff and grants statewide authority during official functions; members pressed sponsors for clearer hiring criteria and training standards before passing the bill by voice vote.
House Bill 103, a measure to clarify the authority of legislative security personnel, cleared the Senate committee after discussion and a voice vote.
Senator Sample introduced the bill, which the committee heard had been presented the previous day. Amanda Yarbrough, counsel for the Department of Public Safety, told the panel that “they would have statewide general authority” under the bill but that hires would be expected to work under…
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