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Committee debates elevating dangerous eluding conduct to felony; discussion continues, no final vote
Summary
Members debated narrowing and clarifying a bill to make certain dangerous eluding conduct a felony (speeding 30+ mph over limit, extinguishing lights, driving against traffic, causing collisions). Lawmakers raised drafting and charging concerns and asked for clearer statutory language; the panel recessed without a vote.
The committee debated a proposal in SB 409 to raise certain dangerous fleeing or eluding behaviors to a felony. The sponsor said she narrowed a prior overbroad version and described specific conduct that could elevate the offense: driving 30 miles per hour over the limit, extinguishing exterior lights to evade police, operating against…
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