The Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1032 concerning Interfering with public safety sponsored by Sens. Rogers, Crider, Koch and Randolph. Sen. Rogers presented the bill which renames the offense of “interfering with law enforcement” to “interfering with public safety” and adds that a person commits this offense if they enter a marked off area after being denied access by a firefighter.
The Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana and the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 9-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1032