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H0580................................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION EXPLOSIVES - Amends existing law to clarify that a person who makes a false report of explosives to an employee of a police department, sheriff's office or emergency dispatch center is guilty of a felony. 02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/09 Rpt prt - to Jud 02/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/15 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/21 3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali(Sali), Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - McGeachin Title apvd - to Senate 02/22 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Jud 03/02 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/03 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES -- Andreason(Hatch), Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- None Floor Sponsor - Richardson Title apvd - to House 03/09 To enrol 03/10 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/13 Pres signed 03/14 To Governor 03/14 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 46 Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 580 BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO FALSE REPORTS OF EXPLOSIVES; AMENDING SECTION 18-3313, IDAHO CODE, 3 TO CLARIFY THAT A PERSON WHO MAKES A FALSE REPORT OF EXPLOSIVES TO AN 4 EMPLOYEE OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR EMERGENCY DISPATCH 5 CENTER IS GUILTY OF A FELONY. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 18-3313, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 18-3313. FALSE REPORTS OF EXPLOSIVES IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACES A FELONY 10 -- PENALTY. Any person who reports to any police officer, sheriff, employee of 11 a police department or sheriff's office, employee of a 911 emergency communi- 12 cations system or emergency vehicle dispatch center, employee of a fire 13 department or fire service, prosecuting attorney, newspaper, radio station, 14 television station, deputy sheriff, deputy prosecuting attorney, member of the 15 state police, employee of an airline, employee of an airport, employee of a 16 railroad or bus line, an employee of a telephone company, occupants of a 17 building, employee of a school district, or a news reporter in the employ of a 18 newspaper or radio or television station, that a bomb or other explosive has 19 been placed or secreted in a public or private place knowing that such report 20 is false, is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be sen- 21 tenced to a term of not to exceed five (5) years in the state penitentiary.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 15669 The purpose of this bill is to add 911 centers and civilian employees of police departments or sheriff's offices to the list of persons that apply to the crime of making a bomb threat. When the Idaho Code section 18-3313 was originally passed, the making of a bomb threat was made a felony if the threat was made against a number of persons or institutions. For unknown reasons, civilian police dispatchers were left off the list. This bill will rectify the problem and clarify that if someone calls in a bomb threat to a dispatcher, he or she is guilty of the felony. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no impact on the general fund of the state as a result of this bill. CONTACT: Michael J. Kane, Idaho Sheriffs Association Phone: 342-4545 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 580