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Conference committee reviews competing Capitol-security packages, discusses new legislative services unit and data-practice limits on reporting
Summary
Members compared House and Senate security language, fiscal staff reviewed differing appropriations for Capitol security and courts, nonpartisan staff introduced Amendment A8 to revise the Legislative Services Unit framework, and public-safety officials urged funding for weapons screening, State Patrol needs, and behavioral threat-assessment resources; no votes were taken that day.
The Safety and Security Conference Committee met May 13 to compare competing House and Senate security bills and to discuss an amendment (A8) that would change how a Legislative Services/Protective Services Unit would operate.
Nonpartisan staff led members through a side-by-side document showing differences in statutory structure and appropriations. Staff noted that the Senate language extends some services to "principal state officials," while the House language focuses responsibilities on protecting legislators and establishes a separate Legislative Services Unit. Staff also described Senate-only provisions to require removal of identifying insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public and estimated related civil-penalty revenues. Fiscal staff highlighted different…
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