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Committee debates narrower language but advances bill redefining "paid canvasser" for local petitions
Summary
Senators debated whether a revised definition of "paid canvasser"—which now uses the phrase "receives anything of value"—is too broad and could criminalize small items such as food or water; sponsors said the change is intended to provide courts with interpretive guidance and avoid overly prescriptive lists.
A Senate committee advanced an amendment to House Bill 17‑14 that replaces a previously itemized list with broader language defining "paid canvasser" as a person who "receives anything of value, in exchange for or as a reward for soliciting or obtaining a signature on a petition."
Senator Kim Hammer, presenting the amended bill, said the language "states that receives anything of value ... This is…
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