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Minn. committee approves amendment and refers bill raising penalties for fleeing a police officer by vehicle
Summary
A House committee adopted an A2 amendment to House File 340 that adds a four-year license revocation and deletes a tracking-device provision, then voted to refer the bill to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee after testimony from law-enforcement representatives and lawmakers about rising vehicle pursuits and public-safety concerns.
Representative Steer renewed a motion to move House File 340 and recommend it be referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee; the committee adopted an A2 amendment and approved referral by voice vote.
House File 340, as amended, would revise Minnesota statute provisions on fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle. Representative Steer said A2 “adds the same 4 year license revocation for disobeying traffic laws while fleeing a police op as fleeing in a culpable negligent manner” and that the amendment deletes the section of the bill dealing with tracking devices, which he said will come up later on its own.
The bill drew testimony from law-enforcement representatives who described rising rates of vehicle thefts and pursuits and urged stronger penalties and public…
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