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Committee Debates Amendments Restricting Proximity to Law Enforcement, Then Holds SB 30 for Further Work
Summary
Senate Bill 30 and its amendment drew pushback over whether the measure would limit citizens’ ability to record police and whether sections capture multiple subjects. The sponsor said the changes target intimidation and public-safety interference; the committee rolled the item to a future meeting for further review.
Senate Bill 30, as amended, drew sustained questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee after the sponsor described new misdemeanor offenses that would prohibit intimidation near government property and create new penalties for interfering with law enforcement duties.
Amendment 34-18, described by the sponsor, makes several changes: it creates a class A misdemeanor for littering or trespassing with intent to intimidate; makes giving a false name when lawfully detained a misdemeanor; establishes a misdemeanor for intentionally approaching an officer who is actively engaged in lawful duties (the sponsor described a 25-foot proximity standard for the directive); creates a class B…
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