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HB16-1307

Threats To Persons At Postsecondary Institutions

Concerning threats against persons at postsecondary educational institutions.
Session:
2016 Regular Session
Subjects:
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Higher Education
Bill Summary

Under current law, it is a class 1 misdemeanor for a person to knowingly make a threat of death or bodily injury to a person at an educational institution. The bill makes it a class 6 felony if the threat involves death or serious bodily injury and the person is at a postsecondary educational institution.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status

Introduced
Lost

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. J. Melton
Sen. J. Cooke

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