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Senate accepts House amendment to allow petition process after certain motor-vehicle-theft convictions, then repasses the bill
Summary
After extended floor debate about equal-protection and public-safety implications, the Senate receded from its position and concurred with the House on House Bill 11 71 (adding motor vehicle theft to offenses that trigger a possession-of-weapons-by-previous-offender prohibition), then repassed the bill.
House Bill 11 71, which adds motor vehicle theft to the list of offenses relevant to the offense of possession of weapons by previous offenders, drew prolonged debate on the Senate floor over whether the Houseamendmentcreating a petition process after 10 years raised equal-protection concerns.
Senator Hendrickson (sponsor in the Senate) described the House amendment as allowing an individual convicted of a qualifying first-degree motor vehicle theft (a third or subsequent…
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