HB1855
Public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school; threats to bomb or damage.
Summary
As Introduced. Threats to bomb or damage; false information as to danger; public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school; penalty.
Provides that for any person who (i) makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage a public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school, as defined in relevant law, or (ii) communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing ... (More) the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, or damage to a public, private, or religious elementary or secondary school, the punishment includes a term of confinement of at least six months, 30 days of which is a mandatory minimum. Under current law, a person who is 15 years of age or older is guilty of a Class 5 felony and a person who is under 15 years of age is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for such violation, but no minimum term or mandatory minimum term of confinement is provided in current law. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102078D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1855)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
