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Senate concurs with House amendment to require canvassers to notify signers of criminal-offense risk
Summary
The committee concurred in a House amendment to Senate Bill 207 that requires petition canvassers to inform potential signers that petition-related misconduct is a criminal offense; the change seeks to avoid ambiguity about offense classification and drew one public comment urging caution about volunteer suppression and vagueness.
The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee concurred in a House amendment to Senate Bill 207 that revised language about petition canvasser duties and criminal liability.
Senator Kim Hammer explained that the House amendment removes explicit class-level language (misdemeanor/felony) and instead requires canvassers to inform potential signatories that certain petition-related misconduct is a criminal offense. “Previously, you may remember, it said it was a felony, detected that there was…
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