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Committee pauses bill raising reckless-endangerment penalties after DOC fiscal briefing
Summary
Senators heard DOC staff explain how reclassifying reckless endangerment with a firearm from a Class C to a Class B felony would increase mandatory prison terms. Lawmakers set the bill aside to request sponsor justification and further information about long-term fiscal impacts.
The committee paused consideration of House Bill 12-25, which would increase penalties for reckless endangerment committed with a firearm, after receiving fiscal testimony from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Nut graf: DOC staff told the committee that elevating reckless endangerment committed with a firearm from a Class C to a Class B felony would increase mandatory minimum imprisonment and raise future biennium costs. Senators decided to set the bill aside and…
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