Committee backs TBI cold‑case unit after bureau explains scaled staffing plan
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
Senate Bill 26‑49, as amended, would establish a TBI cold‑case unit with five investigators (one per region), supervision, and analysts; TBI deputy general counsel said the amendment aligned the bill to bureau capacity, and the committee sent the measure to finance.
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Senator Roberts described the bill as a response to a high‑profile unsolved Robertson County case and said constituents had brought the proposal to him. He moved an amendment that, together with TBI input, scaled the unit to meet bureau capacity.
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