The state House of Representatives on Thursday agreed private companies should be banned from participating in traffic stops.

The Oklahoman exposed the questionable practice last year, after the Caddo County district attorney hired a Guthrie-based company to do on-site training for his drug task force.

More than $1 million was seized in drug stops last year before the district attorney halted all such stops because of criticism.

State representatives Thursday voted 90-0 to approve the bill barring a law enforcement agency from allowing a private company “to conduct or actively participate” in a roadside traffic stop or traffic arrest.