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Panel advances bill creating criminal penalty for threatening childcare, preschool or religious institutions after debate over intent and reporting
Summary
The Judiciary Committee advanced Senate Bill 591 after an extended exchange about when threats to childcare centers, preschools or religious institutions should be criminalized and who must report them. An amendment by Sen. Kyle that would have required intent to carry out threats failed; the bill as amended passed the committee on a roll call.
Senate Bill 591 (listed in the docket as Senate Bill 5‑91) would create a specific criminal offense for threatening to commit violence on the property of a childcare facility, preschool, or religious institution and requires reporting of threats to law enforcement and authorities. Sen. Hal Hale (bill sponsor) framed the bill as a targeted response to recent incidents where courts and prosecutors lacked a clear statutory charge to detain or otherwise respond…
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