Judiciary Committee Passes Resolution To Study Court Security Staffing and Private Contracting
Apr 22, 2026
The Senate Committee on Judiciary passed House Concurrent Resolution 193 (HD1) to form a working group studying court security, staffing shortages, expanded responsibilities, and risks from private security contracting; the committee added a report-note that the study must not replace a pending budget request for immediate security needs.
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The Senate Committee on Judiciary voted to adopt House Concurrent Resolution 193 (HD1), directing establishment of a court security and department of law‑enforcement capacity working group to examine staffing shortages, expanding statutory responsibilities, and fiscal and accountability risks tied to private security contracting in state courts.
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