Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita) introduced AB 2742, a bill that would double penalties for protestors purposefully blocking the flow of traffic on highways and preventing emergency vehicles from responding to urgent situations.
“Like every other hardworking Californian, I’m sick and tired of seeing illegal protests shut down highways.” said Sanchez. “When they block traffic they’re preventing fire trucks from responding to emergencies, people getting to work, and parents picking up their kids at school. That’s why I’m proud to introduce AB 2742 to make sure that these entitled extremists know that their actions have consequences.”
Over the past few years, California has experienced an uptick in the number of illegal protests blocking highways. Just this year alone, there have been multiple high-profile highway blockings in Los Angeles and San Francisco which stalled traffic for hours, inconveniencing commuters and delaying emergency vehicle response times.
Currently, California law is extremely lenient upon individuals who purposefully obstruct the flow of traffic on highways. In many cases, violators are issued just a small fine, often less than the average speeding ticket. This leniency does little to dissuade future occurrences from happening.
“When these protestors block traffic, they are victimizing innocent individuals just to further a political agenda. We need to ensure that the consequences for this behavior increase so that future instances are less likely to occur.
Kate Sanchez was elected to the California State Assembly and serves the 71st California Assembly District. Kate is a proud Mom, and businesswoman and has been a proven advocate for parental rights, and public safety and continues to fight against California tax increases. In the State Assembly, she represents the cities of Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, and unincorporated areas of French Valley, Temecula Wine Country, and Orange County
Previous Stories:
- Feb 9 – Sanchez Introduces Bill to End Sanctuary State Protections for Felony Fentanyl Dealers
- Jan 23 – Sanchez to Introduce Bill to Repeal AB 5
- Jan 22 – Bill Reduces Number of Laws California Lawmakers Can Introduce
- Jan 5 – Sanchez Introduces Legislation Focused on Strengthening Crime Victims’ Rights
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It’s doubtful a new law is going to prevent the protests, for which bridges should have also been listed!
It could be an over-simplification, but I’m not convinced we need yet another law — rather, we need enforcement of existing laws!
Can we fast forward to the Solyent Green solution where law enforcement comes with bulldozers to scoop these hippies off the road? I want to drive the scoops…
They aren’t hippies…they are disruptors, vagabonds, homeless or radicals.
THIS BILL IS BASICALLY USELESS BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE ENFORCED. Taxifornia (TA) does not pass sensible bills that can be enforced.
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