‘Jurassic Park’ alarm systems debated in HB 1060 reading on House floor
By Brian Porter | Rocky Mountain Voice
Some private property owners are turning back the clock to install 19th century alarms, and a bill in the state legislature aims to define the practice.
House Bill 25-1060, by Delta County Republican Rep. Matt Soper and Arapahoe County Democrat Rep. Chad Clifford, seeks a uniform definition of an electronic fence detection system which can cause an alarm to signal a property owner or others, a flashback to the ADT of yesteryear.
"These things look like Jurassic Park," Clifford said. "It is an alarm system that goes all the way back to the 1800s."
But some find the bill to be an overreach, like Republican Rep. Dan Woog, who was among the opposition in the House's Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee. The measure advanced...