State Senator Mary Lazich issued the following statement in response to the approval of Senate Bill 15, repealing a law enforcement data collection requirement. Lazich authored the bill.

 

“The approval of Senate Bill 15 removes an unnecessary burden on law enforcement. At the committee hearing for the bill, law enforcement officers testified the mandate requires duplicate work and takes away from their ability to fight real crime in their communities.

 

“I am pleased to remove a big government mandate on local units of government, and free up officer's time to focus on community safety, rather than unnecessary, repetitive paperwork.”