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Committee adopts substitute and sends criminal‑offense bill to full House after debate over protest and religious‑worship protections
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee adopted Substitute 1 to HB 331 and voted 7–2 to favorably recommend the bill. The substitute clarifies when unlawful detention, intentional concealment of identity while committing an offense, and deprivation of religious rights can be treated as aggravated offenses, including when conduct advances the interests of a designated foreign terrorist organization.
The committee adopted Substitute 1 to House Bill 331 and favorably recommended the substitute to the full House on a 7–2 roll call after a lengthy sponsor presentation, constitutional analysis from an outside co‑presenter, and public comment.
Representative Clancy, sponsor of the bill, said the substitute clarifies that blocking a vehicle during a protest can fall under existing unlawful‑detention law when done intentionally and against a person’s will, and that some offenses should be elevated when committed to advance the interests of a designated foreign terrorist organization. "The purpose of this piece of legislation…
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