Committee hears bill to create Capitol Hill Protection Zone, clarify state trooper authority
A sponsor told the Senate Judiciary Committee that a bill would establish a defined Capitol Hill Protection Zone and clarify concurrent jurisdiction between state troopers assigned by the commissioner of safety and local law enforcement around the state capitol complex; the committee advanced the amendment to the bill.
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A committee amendment would create a defined 'Capitol Hill Protection Zone' encompassing the State Capitol complex and surrounding office grounds and clarify how state and local law enforcement coordinate within that zone, the sponsor said.
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