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Committee backs penalty enhancements for crimes committed on behalf of foreign actors
Summary
The committee favorably recommended HB 547, which enhances penalties when crimes (stalking, harassment, assault) are committed on behalf of a foreign actor to repress individuals in Utah; supporters said states need tools when federal capacity is limited.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on March 4 gave a favorable recommendation to HB 547, a bill that increases penalties when crimes are committed in Utah on behalf of a foreign actor as part of transnational repression.
Representative Clancy presented the bill, framing it around recent examples where athletes and dissidents have been targeted. Kelly Curry of StateArmor, testifying in support, said the measure ‘‘provides the state and especially law enforcement with additional…
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