Members of public safety policy and finance committees required to participate in ride alongs with law enforcement or fire departments, reports required, and adoption of legislative rules required.
This bill requires legislators serving on public safety policy or finance committees to complete at least 12 hours of ride-alongs with law enforcement or fire departments every two years. It directly affects members of these specific legislative committees in both the House and Senate. The bill also mandates that both chambers adopt rules to implement this requirement. The provisions aim to provide committee members with direct exposure to public safety operations through structured on-the-job observation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2025
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1st Engrossment
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Mar 3, 2025
MINOR
The bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment version, reflecting a shift in legislative status and a change in the posting date. The most significant policy change is the addition of a requirement for individual legislators to report specific details about their ride-alongs to their respective leadership, alongside a mandate for the Legislative Reference Library to publish these reports. A separate rule adoption requirement was also moved to a new subsection to clarify the legislative process.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding reporting requirements was expanded to include specific data points and a public publication mandate, while the rule adoption requirement was reorganized into a distinct subsection.
TIMELINE
The posting date of the bill was updated from February 20, 2025, to March 17, 2025, indicating progress in the legislative process.
REQUIREMENT
New requirements were added mandating that individual legislators report specific ride-along details (date, time, officer names, and department) to their leadership and requiring the Legislative Reference Library to publish these reports online.
The requirement for the legislature to adopt rules was moved to a new subsection (c) to separate it from the individual reporting obligations.
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Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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