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Sen. Caldwell pulls bill after lawyers and members warn 'tipping off' language is too broad
Summary
Sen. Ronald Caldwell introduced a bill to penalize threats against state employees and to prohibit state employees from alerting targets of inspections; after testimony from defense attorneys and questions from senators about vagueness and whistleblower conflicts, Caldwell agreed to withdraw the measure for revision.
Sen. Ronald Caldwell, a sponsor from District 10, introduced legislation that would impose penalties for threatening state employees while they perform official duties and would criminalize state employees who alert others about pending state investigations. Caldwell described a rise in hostility toward agency inspectors and said the bill “is an act regarding public officers and employees to authorize a penalty for threatening a state employee in the course of his or her job duties to authorize a…
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