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Senate approves Windham County pilot governance council after failed bid to add statewide accountability amendment
Summary
The Senate passed S255 creating a Windham County pilot law‑enforcement governance council. A proposed non‑germane amendment to expand accountability measures statewide and alter effective‑date contingencies failed after floor debate and a failed rule‑suspension vote.
The Senate passed S255, which establishes a pilot law enforcement governance council in Windham County, after floor debate about an amendment that would have expanded accountability measures statewide.
A senator from Addison circulated an amendment that, according to the sponsor's floor explanation, removed contingent effective dates and provisions addressing federal contracts and added enhanced reporting requirements: reporting to multiple committees, to the Department of Sheriffs and state's attorneys, to the auditor, and a provision suspending a sheriff's…
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