Last month, a large amount of protestors halted a legislature meeting that ended with six people being arrested.

This time around, legislators talked about the resolution amongst themselves. The law passed with votes along party lines, with a 10-4 outcome.

However, before anything is written in ink, the County Executive must hold a public hearing within the next ten days.

 

"Like any local law we have a public hearing. And that's designed for me to get public input. And I really want to hear what the community has to say. I want to protect first responders, I want to do everything I can to protect first responders, I want to hear what the community has to say and like any local law we will have the hearing," said Garnar.

Under the new law, a person could face up to a one year jail sentence or a fine up to $5,000.