Lawmakers press for public input and severability language while sponsor defends negotiated deal
Some senators urged adding explicit public-input requirements and a severability clause to protect the QR-code effective date; sponsor and a legal member argued counsel vetted the bill and that default severability rules and the committee process provide protections.
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Senator Strickland and others compared the proposed study committee to the 2018 SAFE commission, which held hearings and sought broad public input. They urged that LC 4392 include a mandated public-input process and an explicit severability clause to ensure the QR-code effective date survives possible legal challenges.
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