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Committee approves doubling statute of limitations for first-degree arson in House file 764
Summary
Conference committee adopted House language from House File 764 to increase the statute of limitations for first-degree arson from five to ten years.
The House and Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee on May 14 adopted House language from House File 764 to extend the statute of limitations for first-degree arson from five to ten years.
A committee mover summarized the change as "an increase in the statute of limitations from 5 to 10 years," and members offered no additional discussion before adoption by voice vote.
The transcript does not record debate on retroactivity, enforcement, or any fiscal notes tied to the change. The committee adopted Article 4 (R33–R34) by voice vote; no roll-call vote is recorded in the meeting transcript.
