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Committee narrows tampering bill after objections; amended measure passes
Summary
Following defense and municipal-league objections that an earlier draft over-felonized ordinary conduct, the committee rescinded an adopted amendment, adopted narrower language and passed a revised tampering bill that limits felony elevation to specific false-testimony elements.
Senators amended and passed a tampering bill after several stakeholders warned that an earlier draft would have transformed many misdemeanor-level acts (for example, disposing of minor physical evidence like empty cans) into felonies.
Senator Bunn and other sponsors agreed to unstrike certain lines and to narrow the…
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