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Committee considers tougher penalties for assaulting youth sports officials after referees report repeated attacks
Summary
Senate File 190, introduced by Senator Gustafson, would enhance penalties for assaulting referees and umpires; the committee heard testimony from a youth soccer official about repeated physical assaults and laid the bill over for further consideration.
Senate File 190 aims to increase penalties for assaults on sports officials in youth athletics, the bill’s sponsor said, arguing the change would protect game officials and set a better example for children.
Senator Jen Gustafson, the bill’s author, told the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee on March 3 that referees and umpires “ensure fairness, safety, and integrity in our youth athletic programs” and that…
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