LEGAL CORNER Legislative Update or building. Includes in the definition of “fortified condition” preventing or imped- ing entry through the use of video surveil- lance, motion sensing devices, or booby traps. Defines “booby traps” for purposes of the offense. Illinois S.B. 3302 Last Action: 08/01/2014 Governor Approved; *NOTE: Effective January 1, 2015; Public Act 98-0848 Sponsor Information: Chapin Rose (R - Minority) Committees: Senate Insurance; Senate En- ergy; Senate Education; Senate Higher Ed- ucation (Minority Spokesperson); Senate Appropriations II (Minority Spokesperson) Amends the Fire Equipment Distribu- tor and Employee Regulation Act of 2011, the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Opera- tor Licensing Act, the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act, and the Illinois Plumbing License Law. Provides that an applicant for licensure under these Acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act’s licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an ap- proved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. Further provides that, regard- less of age, an applicant seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement shall submit fingerprints with his or her application in lieu of a photograph. Also amends the Collateral Recovery Act and the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Lock- smith Act of 2004. Provides that an appli- cant for licensure under these acts who is 21 years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement under each Act’s licensing provisions must furnish with his or her application an ap- proved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029. 54 KEYNOTES DECEMBER 2014 Maryland S.B. 399 Last Action: 04/08/2014 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 Sponsor: Christopher B. Shank (R - Minority) Committees: Senate Judicial Proceedings; Serving Since 2011 Requiring the Secretary of State Police to conduct an investigation that relates to any complaint alleging that an unauthor- ized person has provided security systems services; and specifying requirements for the complaint. Maryland — Legislative Action ALOA, led by Maryland’s Tom Foxwell, is working together with the Maryland Locksmith Association on amendments aimed at improving Maryland’s Locksmith Licensing Law in the area of enforcement. Specifically, we’re seeking to 1) address search engine and other listing service ad- vertisers posting ads for scammers, and 2) to legally empower licensed locksmiths to shut down flagrant scammers by getting and order directly from a civil court rather than having to wait for a state agency to act on its own. This is happening now! Con- tact me or Tom Foxwell at 410-206-5772 or 410-546-3181 for details. His email is [email protected] Michigan S.B. 672 Last Action: 05/27/2014 In Senate; AP- PROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/22/2014; FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/22/2014; ASSIGNED PA 0128’14 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT Sponsor Information: Mike Green (R - Majority) Committees: Senate Nat’l Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Authorizes waiver of initial fees for security business and alarm licenses. New Jersey A.B. 3843 Last Action: 10/23/2014 Introduced, Re- ferred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee Sponsor: Ralph R. Caputo (D - Majority) (Deputy Majority Whip) Committees: Assembly Committee on Edu- cation; Assembly Committee on Tourism, Gaming and the Arts (Chair) This bill would permit a municipality to enact an ordinance requiring registra- tion of private outdoor video surveillance cameras. New York A.B. 2423 Last Action: 06/17/2014 Held for consider- ation in Assembly Ways and Means Sponsor Information: Marcos A. Crespo (D - Majority) Establishes a one-time tax credit for pur- chase and installation of a security camera system in convenience stores located in cit- ies with a population of one hundred fiſty thousand or more. North Carolina H.B. 761 Last Action: 07/30/2014 Senate Reported Fa- vorably Committee Substitute; Senate Com- mittee Substitute Adopted; Senate Placed on Today’s Supplemental Calendar; Senate Re-ref Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate Providing for various administrative re- forms, by eliminating certain unnecessary or outdated statutes and regulations and modernizing or simplifying cumbersome or outdated regulations, and by making various other statutory changes. North Carolina S.B. 493 Last Action: 06/30/2014 Senate Special Mes- sage Received For Concurrence in H Com- mittee Substitute; Senate Referred To Com- mittee On Ways & Means Sponsor: Michael P. Walters (D - Minority); Committees: Senate Agriculture, Environ- ment, Natural Resources Committee; Senate Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources Committee; Senate Finance Com- WWW.ALOA.ORG
