Highlights from the Legislature on Wednesday.
— The House approved and sent to the Senate on a vote of 42-22 a measure to tighten the rules for off-road vehicles despite objections that the state is taking away access to federal lands. The measure (House Bill 1069) would prohibit motor vehicles from using public lands, trails, or roads unless it’s authorized by a sign or other means. A violation would be a misdemeanor with a $100 fine. People who violate the law while hunting, fishing, trapping would also have 10 suspension points applied to their licenses.
— The House approved and sent to the Senate on a 53-12 vote to a measure (House Bill 1189) to bar state employees from striking but doesn’t require violators to be fired after Republicans said they wanted to hold Gov. Bill Ritter to his promise to sign a bill that would bar state workers from striking.
— The Senate Judiciary Committee backed a proposal (Senate Bill 77) to make it a misdemeanor to trick online ticket sale sites into selling more than the maximum number of tickets allowed. The measure must now be considered by the Finance Committee.
New Bills Introduced
— Make it a felony to deal in more than 100 bootleg sound recordings.
— Bar police or prosecutors from asking a sexual assault victim to take a lie detector test as a condition of proceeding with a criminal investigation or prosecution.
