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Committee advances bill to require 25-foot buffer for first responders, adds step‑grandparent language to OCGA 16‑6‑22(a)(4)
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 268, which would require bystanders to stay 25 feet from first responders at emergency scenes and incorporates language from House Bill 57 to add step‑grandparent/step‑grandchild to OCGA 16‑6‑22(a)(4).
Senate Bill 268, a measure to require bystanders to remain 25 feet from first responders at emergency scenes, was advanced by the Georgia House Judiciary Committee after a voice vote.
The bill “protects our first responders by asking individuals to stay back 25 feet,” Senator Robertson said while summarizing the legislation. The measure, as presented to the committee, does not prohibit recording or commentary at scenes, Robertson said: it only…
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