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Committee hears industry, law enforcement backing for harsher penalties on oilfield theft; substitute fails to advance on tie vote
Summary
Proponents including industry groups and law enforcement urged passage of a substitute for SB 221 that would add organized-theft and racketeering tools for oil- and gas-related theft; the committee ultimately recorded a tie on final action, and the bill did not continue.
A committee substitute for SB 221 (House bill 221), proposing increased criminal penalties and the addition of specific oilfield misappropriation offenses and racketeering tools, drew extensive testimony from industry leaders and law enforcement but did not advance after a tie vote.
Steven Robertson of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association described organized theft of fuel and equipment in the field and said stolen copper wiring and…
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