2021 House Bill 5084

Enhanced penalties for battering emergency room staff

Introduced in the House

June 22, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Ben Frederick (R-85)

To extend to hospital emergency room personnel the provisions of a law that makes it a crime to assault, batter, wound, resist, obstruct, oppose, or endanger law enforcement officers, fire fighters and certain other emergency service personnel when performing their duties.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations