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Committee Accepts Amendment to Increase Penalties for Obstructing Emergency Responders; FOP Backs Zone Proposal
House Public Safety Committee · June 3, 2025
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Summary
The committee accepted a Representative Hall amendment to House Bill 20 that heightens penalties for obstructing official business when the victim is an emergency responder; the Fraternal Order of Police urged a "zone" to deter harassment of officers.
The House Public Safety Committee on its second hearing for House Bill 20 accepted a three-page amendment from Representative Hall that removes a prior 'no offense' provision and increases the offense of obstructing official business to a first-degree misdemeanor if the victim is an emergency services…
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