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Committee hears bill to create separate security fund for legislators
Summary
Representative Wilkinson presented HB1003 to create a security-only expense account modeled on the legislative reimbursement account, proposing separate funding for monitoring, guards and town‑hall security and describing a GBI-triggered protection process; members asked about depreciation, account size and scope.
Representative Wilkinson told the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight committee that House Bill 1003 (LC# 473779) would create a separate, security-only fund modeled on the existing legislative reimbursement account so members could pay for monitoring, security personnel or town‑hall protection.
"So it's basically saying, use your $7,000 which will be elevated to 10 and then use this other 10 for security," Wilkinson said, summarizing the bill’s funding approach and how the accounts would remain distinct. He said the proposed security account would be used for things…
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