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Committee debates grand-jury amendment to HB1639; ends in interim study after procedural votes
Summary
An amendment adding broad grand-jury language to HB1639 drew extensive opposition over secrecy and separation-of-powers concerns; committee votes produced a tie on the main motion and ultimately approved interim study rather than sending a recommendation to the floor.
Representative Kutak moved OTPA with an amendment to HB1639 that added an extensive set of grand-jury provisions. Several members, including Representative Birch, objected that the amendment substantially altered the bill's subject and could create an unsupervised grand-jury-like process, raising constitutional and secrecy concerns.
Opponents warned the amendment would allow private citizens or…
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