The Puerto Rico House passed Project Cam. 9-90 on Jan. 12, a measure that revises statutes governing assignment of police security details (escoltas) to governors, ex‑governors, certain cabinet officials and other public officers.

The session included extended floor debate on whether the bill preserves privileges for former officials. Opponents repeatedly referenced the recent criminal case involving former governor Wanda Vázquez and argued the legislature had previously acted to remove automatic security assignments; Representative Ferrer and other critics said the new text risks reinstating perks for ex‑officials. Supporters, including the bill’s floor managers and the majority leadership, said the legislation establishes discretionary criteria and aligns policy with public‑safety needs and fiscal constraints.

Among the amendments proposed on the floor were provisions to limit recipients to active incumbents and to make post‑term protection strictly discretionary and subject to the superintendent of police’s written determination. Several amendments were put to voice votes; the most substantive amendments were defeated on the floor. After discussion the presiding officer put the final question and the bill passed on the floor; later the electronic tally was reported as 53 in favor and 0 opposed for the final passage.

Representative Torres Cruz successfully offered a narrowly framed amendment clarifying language around the inclusion of ‘‘ex‑funcionario’’ in the definition of ex‑governor for purposes of the statute; other proposed enmiendas addressing retroactivity and the automatic continuation of services were defeated. The bill’s managers said the measure responds to citizen concerns and provides an operational process for the superintendent of police to evaluate security needs.

The bill was placed on the final electronic calendar and approved in the afternoon electronic vote. The statute number(s) amended are cited in the bill text as revisions to Law 85 (and related articles) as read into the record.