S382 - Disaster Relief-3/Budget/Various Law Changes. (SL 2024-57)
Session Year 2024
Overview: Section 3E.1 of S.L. 2024-57 establishes the State Highway Patrol (SHP), which is currently located in the Department of Public Safety (DPS), as an independent, cabinet-level department that includes all personnel and responsibilities currently under the SHP. Additionally, the State Capitol Police, also currently in DPS, and all sworn law enforcement personnel within the License and Theft Bureau of the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) are moved to the SHP.
Section 3E.2 of S.L. 2024-57 makes conforming changes to various statutes consistent with the creation of the new SHP.
This bill was vetoed by the Governor on November 26, 2024, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on December 11, 2024.
Generally, the new department becomes effective July 1, 2025, however some provisions of the section related to preparation for separation of the SHP from DPS became effective December 11, 2024.
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