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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 - 2006
IN 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