A bill that would increase the penalty for harvesting undersized oysters from a fine to jail time passed out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs this week.
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst was among the five senators who voted it out of committee.
State Sens. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, and Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, voted against it.
Kolkhorst vowed to amend it on the Senate floor, however.
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