HB 1310 Summary

• Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) shall plan and implement security improvements at the State Capitol, including controlled access points with weapons detection equipment on rotunda and chamber levels

• Install fencing or barriers to prevent unauthorized vehicles from entering Capitol grounds and to restrict unauthorized access to the Capitol rotunda

• Employ private personnel to staff controlled access points and screen for weapons and contraband in coordination with state and county law enforcement

• DAGS shall remove all parking meters from the state Capitol parking facility by October 31, 2019, and reallocate parking to state employees on a pro rata basis among the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senate, House, and Legislative Reference Bureau

• Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to DAGS and DPS for security improvements, equipment, and private screening personnel services