SHB 2203 — Creating the offense of reckless interference with emergency operations.
Did not pass — the 2025–26 session has ended
- Sponsor
- Penner
- Introduced
- January 22, 2026
- Status
- H Rules 3C
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
What this bill does
Creates the offense of Reckless Interference with Emergency Operations. Makes a person who has been convicted of or received a deferred prosecution for Reckless Interference with Emergency Operations liable for the expense of an emergency response to the incident.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 16, 202694 yea · 2 nay · 2 not voting
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