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SB 278: Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems

GENERAL BILL by Wright

Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for a specified violation relating to the use of emergency communications services which results in bodily injury or property damage; requiring courts to order restitution for certain violations; providing requirements for such restitution, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/4/2025 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/15/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/29/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 278, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/15/2025 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 279 (c1) Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems Partington Similar Last Action: 3/20/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee Track This Bill
    S 726 False Reporting Ingoglia Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    365.172 Emergency communications. Page 1 (pdf)

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