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Committee advances bill aligning state legislative immunity with federal practice for compelled testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 34, described in committee as aligning state law with federal congressional testimony rules by removing broad transactional immunity, was reported favorably to the full Senate after discussion; no public witnesses testified in committee.
The Senate Committee on Finance voted to report Senate Bill 34 favorably to the full Senate after committee discussion about immunity for witnesses compelled to testify before legislative bodies.
Senator Huffman, speaking as chair during the discussion, said the bill "aligns state law with current federal rule for congressional testimony," explaining that it removes so-called transactional or blanket immunity and limits protections to…
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