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Committee reclassifies discharge-of-firearm-at-train offense as Class A misdemeanor
2244200 · February 4, 2025
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Summary
Rep. Ryan Rose told the House committee that Senate Bill 16 modernizes an 1893 statute to update penalties for firing at or throwing objects at trains; the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
Representative Ryan Rose, R-48, told the House Public Transportation Committee that Senate Bill 16 would modernize state law on discharging a firearm at a train and related conduct and would reclassify the offense as a Class A misdemeanor.
The bill “updates penalties to reflect inflation since the law’s original passage in 1893 and aligns enforcement with modern standards,”…
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