Bill
Number: S.B. 1156
Burges
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: FEDERALISM, MANDATES
AND
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Fareed Bailey
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
The Burges Floor Amendment does the
following:
1)
Changes the distance for the safe and secure location that an excused elected
official must be transported to by a Department of Public Safety (DPS)
protective detail from at least 25 miles away from the seat of government to at
least 20 miles away from the seat of government.
2)
Specifies that if the excused elected official is unable to attend the event,
the next elected official in the rotation shall be transported by the
protective detail to a safe and secure location and shall remain there
for the duration of the event.
3) Strikes
language pertaining to DPS security and protection currently provided to the
Governor and the Governor’s family being extended to the Secretary of State,
the Attorney General and the State Treasurer to address cost concerns expressed
by DPS.
Fifty-second Legislature Burges
Second Regular Session S.B.
1156
BURGES FLOOR
AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
S.B. 1156
(Reference to
FEDERALISM, MANDATES AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Committee amendment)
Page 1, line 4, strike “officials” insert “official”
Line 15, strike “TWENTY-FIVE”
insert “TWENTY”
Line 17, after the period insert “IF THE EXCUSED ELECTED OFFICIAL IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE
EVENT, THE NEXT ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE ROTATION SHALL BE TRANSPORTED BY THE
PROTECTIVE DETAIL TO A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION AND SHALL REMAIN THERE FOR THE
DURATION OF THE EVENT.”
Strike lines 22 through 25
Page 2, strike lines 1 through 9
Amend title to conform