Interfering with public safety.
Summary
Provides that a person who enters a marked off area after having been denied entry by a firefighter commits interfering with public safety. (Under current law, the offense is committed only if the person is denied entry by an emergency medical services provider or a law enforcement officer.) Increases the penalty for obstruction of traffic under certain circumstances.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 14, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2021
How they voted
43–4
Passed
Total votes 47
Apr 13, 2021
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican36
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 494: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 508: yeas 97, nays 0
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Amended
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 414: yeas 45, nays 4
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 229: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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