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Senate debates amendment to clarify treatment of prior unlawful-carrying charges after constitutional carry; amendment adopted
Summary
Lawmakers debated and adopted an amendment to S.136 intended to address how previously filed unlawful-carrying charges are handled following the 2024 constitutional-carry changes, including language to require dismissal and make dismissed charges eligible for expungement under existing law.
Senators spent substantial time Tuesday on amendments to S.136, legislation tied to last year’s constitutional-carry enactment. Sponsors and opponents debated how pending unlawful-carrying charges should be resolved now that the underlying conduct was decriminalized under the 2024 act.
Senator Tedder (sponsor for the measure) and other senators described a narrow fix aimed at relieving people who still have pending stand-alone unlawful-carrying charges that…
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