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TRW advances corner‑crossing bill after months of debate; committee narrows language to foot travel and 'physically contacting'
Summary
House Bill 19, which would tell law enforcement not to prosecute certain corner‑crossing between adjacent public parcels, passed out of TRW after the committee added narrowing amendments: limiting the exemption to travel by foot, including 'land or property' and adding 'without physically contacting or causing damage.' The bill passed the committee 7–1 (1 excused) after extensive public comment from hunters, landowners and industry groups.
After extensive public comment from hunters, landowners and conservation groups, the House TRW committee voted to advance House Bill 19 with multiple narrowing amendments. The bill, presented by Representative Provenza and explained in detail by attorney Brian Simrad, intends to mirror the Tenth Circuit fact pattern and tell law enforcement that when a person travels between two adjacent public parcels at their corner without physically contacting or causing damage to private property, that conduct should not be treated as criminal trespass under Title 6 or Title 23.
"If the person is traveling…
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