BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 6307: Mass violence threats
Communicating mass violence threats.
Summary
- Creates the offense of communicating a threat of mass violence as a class C felony ranked at level IV on the sentencing grid.
- Authorizes responding law enforcement officers to seize firearms, other dangerous weapons, ammunition, and any concealed carry permit with probable cause when there are reasonable grounds to believe they were used, or threatened to be used in the offense or in plain sight or discovered during a lawful search.
- Immunizes public officials, employees, and agencies from liability for seizing or not seizing firearms, dangerous weapons, or ammunition unless they were acting with gross negligence or in bad faith.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 15, 2020
- Out of committeeFeb 7, 2020
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Marko Liias (D-21)
- Introduced
- January 15, 2020 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 24, 2020
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to communicating mass violence threats;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LAW - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
SB 6307 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 6307 (2017–18) Nonrural data centers/tax
- SB 6307 (2015–16) Trans sup budget 2015-2017
- SB 6307 (2013–14) Local employment laws
- SB 6307 (2011–12) Nursing staffing/hospitals
- SB 6307 (2009–10) Nonprofit orgs/property tax
- SB 6307 (2007–08) Marine managed areas