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Panel sends amended bill increasing penalties for obstructing highways to full judiciary
2695576 · March 19, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 729, amended to remove sidewalk language and raise certain obstruction offenses to felony levels when conduct blocks highways, advanced to full judiciary amid member concerns about felony classification.
The subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 729 as amended, a measure that raises penalties for obstructing highways and streets. The amendment removed sidewalk language and narrowed the bill so that felony penalties apply when the obstruction involves the obstruction of a highway, street or vehicle thoroughfare.
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