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Sponsors, unions and security guards back HB 2,422 to shift licensing fees to employers
Summary
House Bill 2,422 would eliminate licensing fees for applicants and require private security companies to pay application, renewal and endorsement fees for their guards; worker testimony emphasized affordability and retention. Committee held public testimony and clarified license portability and turnover data.
House Bill 2,422, which would remove the applicant fee and require private security companies to pay licensing, renewal and endorsement fees for guards, drew broad public testimony in favor at the committee's public hearing.
Elizabeth Wren summarized the bill's mechanics: applicants would no longer pay an application fee; instead the application must include an employer billing PIN, and companies would be prohibited from requiring guards to reimburse licensing fees. A $500 penalty would apply for violations, and repeated…
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