A Florida state senator has introduced a bill that would make it illegal to block traffic during a protest or demonstration.
Senate Bill 1096 was filed earlier this week by Republican Sen. George Gainer, whose District 2 covers parts of six counties in the Florida Panhandle.
"A person may not obstruct or interfere with the regular flow of vehicular traffic on a public road, street, or highway during a protest or demonstration for which a public assembly permit or other applicable special event permit has not been issued by a county or municipality," the bill reads.
It also says that a motorist who unintentionally causes injury or death to a person who obstructs traffic would not be liable.
The bill says any violation would be a second-degree misdemeanor.
