"Honoring and Listening to Our First Responders Act"; establishes offense of interfering with official duties of first responder under certain circumstances.
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to take a stance, submit a written position, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed General Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, officially known as the "Honoring and Listening to Our First Responders Act" (HALO Act), creates a new offense for individuals who intentionally interfere with the duties of first responders. Specifically, it prohibits approaching within 25 feet of a first responder who has instructed a person to maintain distance, with the intent to obstruct, impair, or harass the responder’s work. The bill defines ‘first responder’ to include law enforcement officers, firefighters, and members of emergency squads.
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Document of record
- Version
- Introduced
- Published
- Not published in the source record
This version is published only as a document. Open the viewer to read it here, or download the file.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
1 on record
Primary sponsor
Anthony Bucco
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours