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Debate over driver-license reporting bill exposes concerns about anonymity and remedies; Senate circles SB14 for redrafting
Summary
Senators engaged in an extended debate over Senate Bill 14, which would create a reporting and anonymity mechanism for certain driving-ability reports. Sponsors and opponents clashed over immunity and whether judges should be empowered to award fees for frivolous reports; senators voted to circle the bill to allow sponsors to rewrite the amendment language.
A contentious floor debate over Senate Bill 14 continued Jan. 22, as senators wrestled with an amendment that would preserve anonymous reporting protections while allowing judicial-award authority against frivolous or malicious reporters.
Senator Bramble, who said he previously voted against the bill, offered an amendment to provide judges a clear statutory route to award fees and costs when a report is found to be frivolous, malicious or without merit. "If the action is…
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