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House rejects enhanced transit-area paraphernalia penalties after debate over scope
Summary
Lawmakers debated a third substitute to House Bill 360 that would have elevated penalties for possession and dealing of drug paraphernalia in designated transit areas. Critics questioned the geographic scope (bus stops, ride lots) and policy logic; the substitute failed 32–41.
Representative Lehigh Handy presented a third substitute for House Bill 360 aimed at strengthening public safety on transit property by increasing penalties for possession and dealing of drug paraphernalia within defined transit areas (platforms, depots, buses, parking/loading zones). Handy described the measure as a compromise intended to give…
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