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Committee passes bill to repeal obsolete municipal public-safety statute
Summary
Representatives told the committee that repealing the municipal public-safety department law in HB 12‑22 would restore home‑rule authority for cities and remove an outdated statute that applied to few jurisdictions; the committee approved the repeal.
Representative Steve Smith said House Bill 12‑22, filed at the request of the Municipal League, would repeal a municipal public‑safety department statute that has little practical application today. He said only one city briefly used the law more than 25 years ago and that repeal would allow home‑rule cities to design public‑safety arrangements that fit local needs.
There was no public opposition in the committee record and the panel voted to report the bill favorably.
