FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1757

FULL VETO

Brief Description:  Revising security guard licensing and requirements.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by  Representatives Delvin, Sterk, Zellinsky and Hickel).

House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

Background:  The Department of Licensing regulates private security guards and private security guard businesses. A private security guard is an individual licensed under the security guard licensing law and employed as a security officer or guard, merchant patrol officer or guard, armed escort or bodyguard, armored vehicle guard, burglar alarm response runner, or crowd control officer.

The security guard licensing law exempts persons who perform security guard duties for a private employer who is not in the private security guard business and also exempts peace officers performing their official duties or engaged in off-duty employment as security guards.

Summary:  Guest services or crowd management employees who do not perform security officer duties are exempt from the security guard licensing requirements.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  96 0

Senate 47 0