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Bill to define 'Capitol Hill Protection Zone' cleared for full committee
Summary
Leader Lambeth told the committee HB 15-04 would define the geographic parameters of a Capitol Hill Protection Zone; members adopted the amendment and advanced the bill after discussing fiscal insignificance.
Leader Lambeth presented an amendment to House Bill 15-04 that, he said, would define a Capitol Hill Protection Zone to mirror protections seen in other states and at the national Capitol. Lambeth emphasized the measure does not add staff, change penalties, or alter existing operations; it would only lay out geographic parameters for the protection zone.
Lambeth said: "That's literally all this bill does. I want everybody to keep doing what they're doing right now, but the Capitol Hill Protection Zone will be laid out." Members accepted that the fiscal note was not significant. The committee adopted the amendment and voted to advance the bill to the full committee (vote reported as 5 ayes, 1 no).
