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Committee refers bill creating civil penalties for highway obstruction to Judiciary after split debate
Summary
House File 367, authored by Representative Murphy, would create a civil cause of action for obstruction of highways. The Transportation and Finance Policy Committee voted 8-6 to send the bill to Judiciary and Civil Law after witnesses and members debated public-safety needs and First Amendment concerns.
The Transportation and Finance Policy Committee voted to refer House File 367 to the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee after members debated whether the bill would protect first responders and public safety or chill constitutionally protected protest.
Representative Brian Murphy, sponsor of the bill, said House File 367 responds to incidents in 2020 in which multiple highways were obstructed at once and that the change would provide a civil remedy for people harmed by obstruction. "It imposes a civil penalty. It allows for standing in court so that protesters could…
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