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Committee hears testimony on tougher penalties after surge in assaults on EMS workers; bill laid over
Summary
Senate File 13‑29 would increase penalties for assaults on firefighters and emergency medical services personnel; first responders described rising violence including thrown projectiles and assaults that caused concussions, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 13‑29, presented by Senator Seaburger, would increase criminal penalties for assaults on firefighters and EMS personnel. The bill would make assaults that do not inflict demonstrable bodily harm a gross misdemeanor and would increase fines and imprisonment for assaults that do cause demonstrable bodily harm.
Shane Howell, president of the Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs and a veteran…
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