House approves measure raising some speed limits despite safety concerns
Senate File 378, as amended, raises certain speed limits (examples cited from 55 to 60 mph); proponents say it aligns limits with road conditions, while opponents warned it could cause an estimated six additional traffic deaths statewide annually.
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Representative Clay presented Senate File 378 to increase speed limits in specified cases; committee amendments adjusted penalty language and harmonized related provisions. "This is a good bill as amended," Representative Gossow said on the floor.
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