03/01/2013 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

                     SB  43-PROPERTY CRIMES                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:34:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL announced the consideration of SB 43. [Work draft                                                                 
CSSB 43, version U, was before the committee.] He asked for a                                                                   
motion to adopt Amendment 1.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DYSON moved to adopt Amendment 1, labeled 28-LS0401\U.1.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          AMENDMENT 1                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     OFFERED IN THE SENATE                                                                                                      
     TO:  CSSB 43(   ), Draft Version "U"                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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1:34:59 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DYSON  explained that the  amendment was his  response to                                                               
testimony from  retailers about  misdemeanor versus  felony theft                                                               
limits. The amendment  reduces the limits to $1,000,  which is in                                                               
line with other states.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:36:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHUCK KOPP,  Staff, Senator Fred Dyson,  explained that Amendment                                                               
1  deletes the  proposed upper  limit of  $1,500 and  replaces it                                                               
with a new upper threshold of $1,000.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:36:47 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COGHILL   removed  his   objection.  Finding   no  further                                                               
objection, he announced that Amendment 1 passed.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:37:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR DYSON  moved to  report CS  for SB  43, as  amended, from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:37:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  COGHILL announced  that  without  objection, CSSB  43(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.