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House advances juvenile gang-enhancement bill after heated floor debate
Summary
House Bill 251, which would allow enhanced penalties when juveniles commit offenses in concert with two or more people and tie into existing gang code, passed the House 56–11 after debate over risks of criminalizing young offenders and calls for education-focused solutions.
Representative Short introduced House Bill 251 as the product of judiciary interim committee testimony from gang-unit officers. He said the state had seen significant growth in known gang members (he cited figures rising from roughly 600 to over 940) and argued the bill gives juvenile courts another statutory tool to impose…
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