S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Section 16B.10 of S.L. 2017-57 adds human trafficking and crimes pertaining to the manufacture, use, false reporting, and hoaxes involving nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons of mass destruction to the list of crimes the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is authorized to investigate. This section also relocates the State Capitol Police Section of the State Highway Patrol and establishes it as The State Capitol Police Division within the Department of Public Safety. This section of the act became effective on July 1, 2017.