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Judiciary committee clears several bills including capital‑protection, corrections assault clarification and critical‑infrastructure penalty increases
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a series of largely uncontested bills: a capital‑protection measure (House Bill 13‑13), clarification of aggravated‑assault penalties for assaults on corrections staff (House Bill 17‑27), temporary guardian authority (Senate Bill 5‑86), and expansion of enhanced penalties for damage to defined critical infrastructure (House Bill 13‑21), plus a technical voyeurism penalty change (House Bill 17‑32).
The committee moved quickly through several bills that drew limited debate.
House Bill 13‑13 was presented by Representative Johnny Rye as a "capital protection" measure establishing misdemeanor and felony tiers for damage or disturbance at the State Capitol and Governor's Mansion; the bill received a do‑pass recommendation and was approved by…
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