HR 8272
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Emergency Services Access Act
Introduced: September 16, 2020
Introduced by:
Higgins, Clay
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Emergency Services Access Act
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing emergency medical technicians assigned to ambulances or other emergency vehicles from providing medical care. It also makes it a criminal offense to block an emergency vehicle that is transporting an individual in need of treatment from a hospital entrance.
An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for any term of years or for life.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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