Sacramento – Today, Assemblymember Roger Dickinson’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Bill 1643 was approved by the California State Assembly on a bipartisan vote of 67-3. The bill would address a public safety need in Sacramento County by allowing increased security of critical facilities such as airports, oil refineries, and nuclear and conventional fuel power plants by expanding duties to some security officers. The bill will next be heard in the Senate.

“In Sacramento County there are several properties important to national security, or which, if compromised or attacked, pose a severe threat to public safety,” said Assemblymember Dickinson.  “AB 1643 will protect the public by keeping these facilities secure and preventing a potential catastrophe.”

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