Public Safety Committee advances omnibus policy package and several agency bills to the general register

The House Public Safety Committee considered a sequence of largely policy and technical measures and, after amendment and debate, re‑referred many to the general register.

Key votes and actions at the hearing:

• House File 4371 (OLA fingerprinting for federal tax information access) — presented by Judy Randall; adopted and re‑referred to the general register.

• House File 4317 (surplus badges for police chiefs and sheriffs) — amendment adopted to prevent impersonation and re‑referred to the general register.

• House File 3496 (restitution) — DE amendment developed with the Department of Corrections and victim‑services groups was adopted; bill re‑referred to the general register.

• House File 4151 (private detectives licensing cleanup) — amendments adopted to remove 'partnerships' from licensure categories and to designate which corporate officers require FBI checks; bill re‑referred to the general register.

• House File 3990 (committee policy package) — committee considered many A‑series amendments (A3, A5, A7, A8, A10, A12, A15, A17), adopted them, and re‑referred HF3990 as amended to the general register.

Outcomes were voice votes recorded as "motion carries" or "aye" in the transcript; the committee did not record roll‑call tallies in the public transcript. Members repeatedly thanked nonpartisan and partisan staff for their work pulling the package together and noted this is late‑session work. The committee adjourned at the end of the hearing.