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Senate and House negotiators agree to consolidate several criminal statutes into House Bill 23‑47
Summary
Conference negotiators discussed folding multiple Senate criminal bills—including changes to theft penalties and provisions on laser pointers and fraudulent use of gift cards—into House Bill 23‑47; the Senate reported an amendment raising the penalty for certain motor-vehicle thefts passed the Senate 39–0.
Conference negotiators for the Kansas Legislature spent the session discussing consolidation of several criminal statutes into House Bill 23‑47, including a Senate amendment that would increase penalties for some motor-vehicle thefts.
The Senate representative said the Senate amendment would make theft of a motor vehicle valued between $500 and $1,500 a level 10 nonperson felony; that amendment, the speaker said, passed the Senate 39–0. Negotiators discussed folding the contents of Senate Bill 156 (unlawful use of…
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