The Oregon Senate voted Monday to ban private security firms from using vehicles or uniforms that could be confused with law enforcement agencies.
Senate Bill 116 is modeled after a 2019 measurethat was meant to make it easier for the public to tell the difference between a security guard and a police officer. It applied to college campuses, and was named “Kaylee’s Law” after a student who was murdered by a security officer at Central Oregon Community College.
Sen. James Manning, D-Eugene, urged his colleagues to vote to extend that law to off-campus locations, "to continue to reduce the confusion and make clear that private security providers are not law enforcement officers.”
The measure passed the Oregon Senate 20-10 and now heads to the Oregon House.