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Committee approves harassment and offenses bills after sharp exchanges over scope
Summary
The House Labor committee passed two bills aimed at protecting public servants from harassment and expanding who qualifies as a protected public servant; the measures drew starkly different testimony from the judiciary, prosecutors and public defenders over scope and fairness.
The House Committee on Labor on Feb. 12 voted to advance two related bills intended to address harassment and threats against public servants — HB 2091 (authorizing petitioning for temporary restraining orders on behalf of public servants) and HB 2092 (enhancing penalties for offenses against designated public servants) — after heated testimony about scope and constitutional risk.
Nick Severson, a staff attorney for the Hawai‘i Judiciary, told the committee HB 2091 would "permit public employers to seek temporary restraining orders on behalf of public servants" and help maintain safe working environments as incidents of harassment and threats against public servants…
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