Committee hears first testimony on bill to create 14-foot buffer around first responders
Sponsors of House Bill 20 testified for a misdemeanor offense and 14-foot "halo" buffer to keep bystanders back at emergency scenes; committee members raised questions about overlap with existing obstruction laws, enforcement, and carve-outs for grieving relatives.
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House Public Safety Committee members heard sponsor testimony Tuesday on House Bill 20, which would allow first responders to establish a 14-foot buffer — described by sponsors as a "halo" — around emergency scenes and make breaching that zone a misdemeanor.
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