Bill > H1335

This bill proposes to amend Chapter 265, Section 16 of the General Laws by adding language that would expand the definition of attempted murder. Specifically, it seeks to include actions that involve "blocking access to or upon the public highway or roadway for any purpose other than road construction, maintenance or official traffic direction by a public safety official" as a potential means of committing attempted murder. This addition aims to address situations where individuals might intentionally obstruct emergency vehicles or other essential traffic on public roads, thereby endangering lives, beyond the existing definitions of attempted murder.