§ 61. Election

§ 61. Election A Sergeant at Arms shall be elected biennially by the Senate and House of Representatives in joint assembly.

§ 62. Legislative duties

§ 62. Legislative duties (a) The Sergeant at Arms shall: (1) execute orders of either house, the Joint Legislative Management Committee, the Committee on Joint Rules, or the House or Senate Committee on Rules; (2) maintain order among spectators and take measures to prevent interruption of either house or any committee thereof; (3) arrange for […]

§ 64. Employment of assistants; Capitol Police

§ 64. Employment of assistants; Capitol Police (a) The Sergeant at Arms may employ assistants, custodians, doorkeepers, guides, messengers, mail and room assignment clerks, security personnel, pages, and other staff as needed to carry out the Sergeant at Arms’ duties, except that requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the […]

§ 67. Deputy Sergeant at Arms

§ 67. Deputy Sergeant at Arms The chief doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall be ex officio Deputy Sergeant at Arms. (Added 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 52, eff. March 1, 1961.)

§ 68. Budget

§ 68. Budget The Sergeant at Arms shall propose a budget for the Office of Sergeant at Arms to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 70. Capitol Police Department

§ 70. Capitol Police Department (a) Creation. The Capitol Police Department is created within the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. The Sergeant at Arms shall appoint and may remove, at his or her pleasure, individuals as Capitol Police officers, one of whom shall be appointed to serve as Chief. All such positions shall be […]