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Senate Judiciary panel hears bill to toughen perjury penalties; amendment passes, final concurrence fails
Summary
Lawmakers debated HB569 to increase penalties for perjury and false swearing and require outside investigations of credible allegations. An amendment to raise mandatory minimums passed in committee but the bill failed final concurrence and was then tabled for further work.
Representative Shane Clacken introduced House Bill 569 on behalf of his House colleagues, saying the bill would “revise laws related to perjury and false swearing, requiring an investigation of credible allegations” and adjust penalties. Clacken proposed making perjury a felony with a higher mandatory minimum and added a separate mandatory minimum for false swearing in county jail.
The bill would amend statutory sections 45-7-201 (perjury) and 45-7-202 (false swearing) to (a) increase imprisonment ranges (Representative Clacken described raising a six‑month floor…
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