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House circles public-transit drug-zone bill after debate on penalties
Summary
After extensive floor debate about penalty levels and fiscal impacts, the House voted to 'circle' (hold for additional work) on Second Substitute House Bill 360, which would create enhanced penalties for drug offenses within 100 feet of transit facilities and expand certain transit accessibility provisions.
Representative Handy presented Second Substitute HB 360 on March 3, 2017. The bill contains two primary elements: a technical provision to allow personal care attendants to assist persons using mobility devices on vehicles, and enhanced "drug-free zone" penalties for offenses that occur in transit vehicles or within 100 feet of transit facilities (platforms, stations, parking areas).
The substitute reduced the enhanced penalty for…
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