Senate Judiciary panel backs amendment adding "knowingly" for assaults on first responders
The Judiciary Committee voted to adopt an amendment to HP 59 that adds the word "knowingly" to an offense involving first responders, prompting debate over redundancy with existing statutes and whether the change properly targets intentional wrongdoing.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee on an amendment to HP 59 voted to adopt language that makes it a more serious offense when someone "knowingly" causes bodily injury to a first responder.
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