Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1126
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/06/2023           .                                
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Avila) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 20 - 29
    4  and insert:
    5  defined in s. 943.10(1), a correctional probation officer as
    6  defined in s. 943.10(3), a firefighter as defined in s. 784.07,
    7  and an emergency medical care provider as defined in s. 784.07.
    8         (b) “Harass” means to engage in a course of conduct
    9  directed at a first responder which causes substantial emotional
   10  distress in that first responder and serves no legitimate
   11  purpose.
   12         (2)(a) It is unlawful for a person, after receiving a
   13  warning not to approach from a first responder who is engaged in
   14  the lawful performance of a legal duty, to violate such warning
   15  and approach or remain within 14 feet, roughly the length of an
   16  average midsize sedan vehicle, of the first responder
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   18  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   19  And the title is amended as follows:
   20         Delete line 8
   21  and insert:
   22         and approach or remain within a specified distance of
   23         the first