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Subcommittee approves bill creating specific offense for blocking executive protective details
Summary
House Bill 120 would create a Class A misdemeanor (and in aggravated cases a Class E felony) for obstructing or refusing to leave areas where protective-service personnel are assigned; the subcommittee voted 7-1 with one present not voting to advance the bill.
House Bill 120, presented by Representative Bud Hulsey, would make it a Class A misdemeanor to block or refuse to leave an area where an executive protective-service detail (for example, the governor's protective detail) is assigned; the bill provides for escalation to a Class E felony in aggravated or threatening circumstances.
Hulsey said the measure is intended to give a…
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