Legislation

Title: Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill, Bartlett, Fair, Lopez, and Munoz
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from making or causing to be made a false statement, report, or complaint to a governmental emergency report recipient with reckless disregard of causing bodily harm to an individual as a direct result of a response to the statement, report, or complaint; and providing that a person who violates the Act, in addition to any penalties imposed, is civilly liable to an individual harmed by the violation.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0340

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2023 Legislative Date 2/08/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2023 Legislative Date 2/09/2023 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2023 Legislative Date 3/09/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/04/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/04/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2023 Legislative Date 3/05/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2023 Legislative Date 3/06/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 43 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 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 4/05/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/26/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (42-0) Proceedings 63AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/01/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2023 Legislative Date 5/16/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/08/2023	2/08/2023	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/09/2023	2/09/2023	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2023	3/09/2023	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/10/2023	3/04/2023	Favorable Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2023	3/04/2023	Second Reading Passed	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023)
House	3/14/2023	3/05/2023	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2023	3/06/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	4/05/2023	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	3/26/2023	Third Reading Passed (42-0)	63AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/01/2023	Returned Passed	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2023	5/16/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698
			Text - Chapter - Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023)

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