Allows the Director of Public Safety to deny certain individuals a peace officer license or entry into basic training courses
SB 1249 grants the Director of Public Safety the authority to deny an individual a peace officer license or prevent them from entering basic training courses. This directly affects applicants seeking to become peace officers in the state. The bill's key provision is the Director's discretionary power to deny licensing or training access based on specific criteria outlined in the bill (though the abstract does not specify those criteria). The legislation focuses on establishing this administrative review process for licensing eligibility.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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5118S.01I - Introduced
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Senate Committee Substitute - Committee Version
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The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the original introduction to a Senate Committee Substitute version. The substantive legal content remains identical, including the criteria for denying peace officer licenses and the appeal process, but the formatting and line numbering were adjusted to match the committee's markup style.
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The bill header was updated to reflect the new session number (5118S.02C) and added the 'Senate Committee Substitute' designation, while removing the original introduction details.
Formatting and line breaks within the act text were adjusted to align with standard committee substitute markup conventions, though the actual legal provisions remain unchanged.
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
2
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
SCS Voted Do Pass S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee (5118S.02C)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Hearing Conducted S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
upper
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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David Gregory
RRepublican
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