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Committee advances bill creating civil affirmative defense for drivers who hit people blocking roadways, with carve-outs
Summary
House Bill 411 would create an affirmative civil-defense for drivers who injure someone while attempting to navigate roadways blocked by people willfully obstructing traffic; lawmakers amended the bill to exclude emergency responders and others lawfully working on roadways.
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted to give House Bill 411 a favorable report after adopting an amendment that clarifies who the bill will not protect.
Representative Stringer introduced HB 411 as a measure intended to provide an affirmative defense in civil cases for drivers involved in incidents where people are willfully blocking roads. "HB 4 11 is a proposed bill that's gonna protect people from civil liability in situations where someone is blocking the road and someone is injured or killed or there's property damage," Stringer said, adding the bill "is only dealing with the civil side of this."
Representative Perez presented an amendment that the committee accepted, intended to make clear the legislation does not apply to people who are lawfully working on or modifying…
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