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Senate Judiciary Committee approves bill clarifying effective date of firearm sentencing enhancement
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to insert an explicit effective date for a sentencing enhancement tied to possession of a firearm, stating the change is not retroactive and will take effect Jan. 1, 2024. The committee recorded roll call votes, though announcements of the tally were inconsistent.
At a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, members approved a bill that inserts a specific effective date for a sentencing enhancement for possession of a firearm and clarifies that the measure is not retroactive.
Unidentified Speaker 2, who introduced the item, described it as a "very simple bill" that ‘‘comes just from code revision’’ and said it is intended to ‘‘clarify the effective date’’ for the sentencing enhancement. The bill, as amended to include a date, sets the effective date as Jan. 1, 2024; Unidentified Speaker 2 said that timing is "consistent with the Protect Act."
The exchange that followed focused on whether the change would affect past…
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