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Committee adopts amendment tightening penalties for organized illegal racing; advances bill as amended
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment to align traffic-code cross-references and voted to advance SB247 as amended, which raises penalties so that a second or subsequent conviction for racing on a public highway can be charged more severely; Arkansas State Police witnesses described rising organized racing coordinated via social media.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs Committee adopted an amendment and advanced SB247, a traffic-code change designed to increase penalties for organized illegal racing on public roads.
Senator Johnson introduced the amendment to ensure cross-references in the traffic code accurately reflect the bill's change to…
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