JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE - Apr 05, 2023

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 5, 2023

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Opening remarks on officer disarming bill

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Unnamed presenter (speaker 1) introduced a bill to create a felony-level offense for attempts to disarm law enforcement or corrections officers, arguing current law treats such acts as mere misdemeanors and that a new felony would better protect officers. Sponsor requested a favorable vote.

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The Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider a package of criminal-justice and public-safety bills. Members advanced multiple bills by voice vote, including two fentanyl-related measures that sponsors described as responses to rising overdoses and risks to first responders.

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