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Committee adopts technical amendment on tracking bill and delays final referral pending revised fiscal note
Summary
House File 7, concerning law enforcement tracking of stolen vehicles, had sections removed by amendment A8; members asked for a revised fiscal note and agreed to lay the bill over until fiscal staff provide updated estimates.
House File 7, a bill addressing law enforcement tracking of stolen vehicles, was amended in committee to remove two sections and was laid over while members awaited an updated fiscal note.
The committee chair introduced an amendment coded A8 that stripped out sections 2 and 3; those sections had required certain offenders who received a stay of adjudication to be registered as predatory offenders. The chair moved A8 and the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote.
After adopting A8, the chair said staff would request a revised fiscal note reflecting the elimination of the stays-of-adjudication language. Representative Muller and other members argued the bill still has costs — including to public defenders and judiciary — and urged that the bill be returned to the Judiciary Committee for another look. The chair and members discussed timing in relation to the budget forecast; fiscal staff said a revised note would be provided shortly.
The chair then said the committee would lay the bill over until the revised fiscal note is received and to await further steps.
Ending: The bill was not sent to Ways and Means; the committee adopted A8 and will hold House File 7 pending an updated fiscal note and possible further committee consideration.
