SENATE
BILL
305-FN:
AN
ACT relative to the regulation of Private Investigators
Sponsor:
Sen. Clegg, Dist 14
Committee: Executive Departments and Administration
Status: IN Committee
Analysis: Establishes the regulation of Private Investigators by the
Dept. of Justice
SENATE BILL 79-FN-A: AN ACT relative to court security and court security officers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Sen. Gottesman, Dist 12; Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 6; Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. G. Richardson, Merr 4
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
Status: Inexpedient to Legislate
Analysis: This bill clarifies that the state is required to provide and maintain court security, under conditions deemed appropriate by the supreme court, through the county sheriffs. The bill replaces references to “bailiff” with “court security officer” and establishes the duties and powers of court security officers and the training requirements for court security officers. The bill also increases the amount reimbursed to county sheriffs for persons employed as court security officers.
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HOUSE BILL 1614-FN: AN ACT relative to illegal immigration.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Rep. Lund, Rock 5; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18; Rep. Gionet, Graf 3
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Status: In Committee
Analysis: This bill:
I. Prohibits the offering of aid to illegal aliens.
II. Allows the issuance of identification cards.
III. Requires law enforcement to investigate the immigration status of certain offenders.
IV. Requires employers to verify the immigration status of employers.
V. Prohibits the dispensation of certain state benefits to illegal aliens.
VI. Allows the attorney general to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the federal government.
VII. Prohibits illegal aliens from receiving a tuition discount from state universities.
VIII. Establishes a fraudulent document investigation unit in the department of safety.
HOUSE BILL 1317: AN ACT relative to firearms proficiency requirements for armed security guards.
SPONSORS: Rep.
Ulery, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Status: In Committee
Analysis: This bill requires licensed security guards and licensed private investigators to qualify annually if they wish to carry a weapon as part of their work.
HOUSE BILL 1531: AN ACT relative to allowing a cause of action for identity theft.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Rep. D. Smith, Hills 22
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
Status:In Committee
Analysis: This bill establishes a cause of action for identity theft.
HOUSE BILL 1640-FN: AN ACT relative to the classification of convicted sex offenders and offenders against children.
SPONSORS: Rep.
Dokmo, Hills 6; Rep. Charron, Rock 7; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10;
Rep. L. Hammond, Graf 11; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Status: In Committee
Analysis: This bill creates a tier system for classification of sexual offenders and offenders against children and revises the type of information which must be collected, the duration of registration, the verification of sex offender registry information, public access to such information, and penalties for failure to register.
This bill is a request of the study committee formed pursuant to 2006, 327:26 (HB 1692-FN).