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Sen. Ruth Hardy offers amendment to S.255 to tighten sheriff oversight
Summary
Sen. Ruth Hardy told the Senate Committee on Government Operations she will offer an amendment to S.255 adding audit follow-up, public schedule reporting and limits on certain contracts for sheriffs; the committee agreed to hear the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs before further action.
Sen. Ruth Hardy, an Addison County senator, presented an amendment to S.255 on Feb. 24, 2026, seeking to add accountability measures for county sheriffs, including requirements to act on audit recommendations, to publish monthly schedules and to restrict some federal contracting.
Hardy told the Senate Committee on Government Operations the amendment "would not address all of my concerns, but it would maybe help a little bit" and cited prior legislative work to study county and regional government and the oversight provisions in Act 30. She said a sheriff in her district had been convicted of criminal activity while in office, underscoring her view that stronger safeguards are needed.
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