Legislation - HB0445

Title: Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
Sponsored by: Delegate Hill
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from taking certain actions with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of a public safety answering point; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not to exceed 5 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0081

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0070 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/16/2025 Legislative Date 1/16/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2025 Legislative Date 1/17/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 37BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/19/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/26/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {383827/1 Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (44-0) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (129-8) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/17/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/22/2025 Legislative Date 4/22/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/16/2025	1/16/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
House	1/17/2025	1/17/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2025	3/03/2025	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/04/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	37BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
House	3/06/2025	2/27/2025	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/07/2025	2/19/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	39 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/26/2025	3/26/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/26/2025	3/08/2025	Favorable with Amendments {383827/1 Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/26/2025	3/08/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/09/2025	Third Reading Passed (44-0)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/17/2025	House Concurs Senate Amendments	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/17/2025	Third Reading Passed (129-8)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2025	3/17/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties
Post Passage	4/22/2025	4/22/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 161
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties

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