H-8046

   Amend House File 2250 as follows:
   1.  Page 2, by striking lines 13 through 18 and inserting: 
   <3.  A person who tampers with a witness, juror, or reporting party, as described in subsection 2, commits a public offense that shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense, but in no case shall the public offense be classified and punished lower than an aggravated misdemeanor.>

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NORDMAN of Guthrie