NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8261

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2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Pen L, generally

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to acts of terrorism and falsely reporting an incident, expanding the definition of the term "act of terrorism" and including the unlawful discharge of a firearm in the types of incidents it is a crime to falsely report.

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8261

SPONSOR: DEFRANCISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to acts of
terrorism and falsely reporting an incident

 
PURPOSE:

To expand the definition of "act of terrorism" and make corresponding
amendments to the statutes that prohibit Making a Terroristic Threat,
Crime of Terrorism, and Criminal Possession and Use of a Chemical Weapon
as well as add a false report of a school shooting to the types of false
reports prohibited by law.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends Section 490.05 of the penal law to add an
additional definition of "act of terrorism" as follows: the unlawful
discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or assault weapon, with the
intent to cause physical injury or death to another person, or damage to
private or public property, in a place of business with one or more

employees, or within a distance of one thousand feet from the grounds of
a school, college or university, place of worship, or a mass gathering
of more than twenty-five people. The actor must be aware that he or she
is within 1000 feet of the specified location or mass gathering at the
time of the discharge, but need not be aware that the mass gathering is
in excess of twenty-five people. This definition includes all types of
weapons, all levels of learning institutions, all houses of worship, all
businesses and all gatherings in excess of twenty-five people.

Sections two and three of the bill amend section 490.20 of the penal
law, Making a Terroristic Threat, and section 490.25 of the penal law,
Crime of Terrorism, to add an "act of terrorism" as defined in section
one of this bill. This added language will broaden the types of conduct
and threatened conduct that come within the purview of those statutes
that are now limited to specified offenses that do not included the
discharge of an otherwise legal gun with the intent to cause damage to
property.

Sections two and three of this bill also provide that the occupants of a
school, college or university, house of worship or business and mass
gatherings of more than twenty-five people constitute civilian popu-
lation groups protected from intimidation by acts of terrorism.  This
language is necessary to address the observation by the Court of Appeals
that the contours of the phrase "civilian population" are undefined.
People v. Morales, 20 N.Y.3d 240, 247 (2012).

With these amendments, the use or threatened use of an otherwise legal
gun to damage property, such as shooting out the windows of a school or
house of worship with the intent to intimidate its occupants, may be
successfully prosecuted as an act or threat of terrorism.

Section three also provides for additional penalties for Crime of
Terrorism when the prosecution is based upon an act of terrorism as
defined in the expanded definition in section one of this bill rather
than a specified offense. If the act of terrorism involved the discharge
of a gun with intent to damage property, the offense would be classified
as a Class D felony. If the act of terrorism involved the discharge of a

gun with intent to cause physical injury or death to a person, the
offense would be classified as a Class C violent felony.

Section four of the bill addresses the anomaly created under existing
law by classifying Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism in the Second
Degree, under penal law Section 490.30, as a class C felony punishable
by up to 15 years in prison. Under current law, it is possible for a
person who actually commits the Crime of Terrorism to be exposed to a
lesser maximum penalty or same penalty as a person who simply renders
criminal assistance, i.e., is an accessory after the fact. For example,
under existing law, if the specified offense that supported a conviction
for the Crime of Terrorism were either Identity Theft in the Second
Degree or Unlawful Possession of Personal Identification Information in
the Second Degree, both class E felonies, the Crime of Terrorism would
be elevated to a violent felony offense one category higher-a class D
felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison. This would result in a
7-year maximum possible penalty for the person who committed an act of
terrorism and a 15-year maximum possible penalty for the person who
simply hindered its prosecution. To address this inconsistency, section
four of this bill provides that the offense of Hindering Prosecution of
Terrorism in the Second Degree be classified as the same category as the
specified offense, but where the conduct constituting the act of terror-
ism was not a specified offense, either a class D or class E felony,
depending upon whether the discharge of the gun was with intent to cause
physical injury or intent to cause damage to property.

Sections five, six, seven and eight amend penal law Sections 490.40,
490.45, 490.50 and 490.55 with respect to criminal possession or use of
a chemical weapon. These amendments provide that the occupants of a
school, college or university, house of worship or business and persons
constituting a mass gathering of more than twenty-five people are civil-
ian populations protected from intimidation by the use and threatened
use of chemical weapons.

Section nine of the bill amends Section 240.00 of the penal law to
expand the definition of "school grounds" to include colleges and
universities and conform that definition to the language used in
sections one, two and three of this bill.

Section ten of the bill amends Section 240.60 of the penal law, Falsely
Reporting an Incident in the First Degree. Under existing law, the types
of incidents covered by this statute are limited to a fire, explosion or
the release of a hazardous substance. This amendment would add language
that criminalizes a false report or warning of the unlawful discharge of
a firearm, rifle, shotgun or assault weapon upon school grounds.

Section eleven of the bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Article 490 of the Penal Law was enacted just six days after the terror-
ist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, to address
the terrorism that our State and country had experienced as reflected in
the Legislative Findings in Section 490. The mass shootings that have
taken place since 2001, at schools, houses of worship, businesses and
mass gatherings, require that our terrorism statutes be revised to prop-
erly address terrorism in all forms.
This bill addresses acts of terrorism and terroristic threats by broad-
ening the definition of "act of terrorism" to include the discharge of
any type of gun at a business or within one thousand feet of a school,
college, university, house of worship, or gathering in excess of twen-
ty-five people, and by including the persons comprising the gathering
and occupants of those locations within the phrase "civilian popu-
lation."

This bill also makes needed revisions to the "Falsely Reporting an Inci-
dent in the First Degree" statute by expanding the definition of "school
grounds" to include colleges and universities, and by making it illegal
to falsely report the imminent discharge of any type of gun on school
grounds.

The expansion of the scope of our terrorism statutes to address the
types of terrorist acts that have occurred since 2001 is surely justi-
fied. The same holds true for "Making Terroristic Threats" which liter-
ally terrify people, quite often young schoolchildren. Such threats also
disrupt the education of students and the operations of other insti-
tutions caused by evacuations and lockdowns, as well as result in the
mobilization of specialized law enforcement units to address the threat.
When the threat is false, not only are resources unnecessarily expended,
but the safety of first responders is unnecessarily endangered by the
belief that the threat is real and must be addressed as quickly as
possible to avoid loss of life.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect November 1, 2018.

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8261
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
   Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to acts of terrorism and
   falsely reporting an incident
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 490.05 of the penal law, as added
 by chapter 300 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   1. "Act of terrorism":
   (a) for purposes of this article means: (I) an act or acts  constitut-
 ing  a specified offense as defined in subdivision three of this section
 for which a person may be convicted in the criminal courts of this state
 pursuant to article twenty of the criminal procedure law, or an  act  or
 acts constituting an offense in any other jurisdiction within or outside
 the  territorial  boundaries  of the United States which contains all of
 the essential elements of a specified offense, that is intended to:
   [(i)] (A) intimidate or coerce a civilian population, THE OCCUPANTS OF
 A SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   [(ii)] (B) influence the policy of a  unit  of  government  by  intim-
 idation or coercion; or
   [(iii)]  (C)  affect  the  conduct  of a unit of government by murder,
 assassination or kidnapping; or
   (II) THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE,  SHOTGUN  OR  ASSAULT
 WEAPON  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO  CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO ANOTHER
 PERSON, OR DAMAGE TO PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY:
   (A) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND  FEET  FROM  THE  GROUNDS  OF  A
 PUBLIC,  PAROCHIAL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF WHICH THE
 ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
   (B) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND FEET FROM THE GROUNDS OF A PLACE
 OF WORSHIP OF WHICH THE ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
   (C) IN A PLACE OF BUSINESS WITH ONE OR MORE  EMPLOYEES  OF  WHICH  THE
 ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15332-02-8

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   (D)  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND FEET OF A MASS GATHERING OF PEOPLE OF WHICH
 THE ACTOR IS AWARE AND THE MASS GATHERING CONSISTED OF MORE  THAN  TWEN-
 TY-FIVE PEOPLE.
   (b)  for  purposes of subparagraph (xiii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
 sion one of section 125.27 of this chapter means:  (I)  activities  that
 involve  a  violent  act  or  acts  dangerous  to human life that are in
 violation of the criminal laws of this state and are intended to:
   [(i)] (A) intimidate or coerce a civilian population, THE OCCUPANTS OF
 A SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   [(ii)] (B) influence the policy of a  unit  of  government  by  intim-
 idation or coercion; or
   [(iii)]  (C)  affect  the  conduct  of a unit of government by murder,
 assassination or kidnapping[.]; OR
   (II) THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE,  SHOTGUN  OR  ASSAULT
 WEAPON  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO  CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO ANOTHER
 PERSON, OR DAMAGE TO PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY:
   (A) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND  FEET  FROM  THE  GROUNDS  OF  A
 PUBLIC,  PAROCHIAL OR PRIVATE SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF WHICH THE
 ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
   (B) WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE THOUSAND FEET FROM THE GROUNDS OF A PLACE
 OF WORSHIP OF WHICH THE ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
   (C) IN A PLACE OF BUSINESS WITH ONE OR MORE  EMPLOYEES  OF  WHICH  THE
 ACTOR IS AWARE; OR
   (D)  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND FEET OF A MASS GATHERING OF PEOPLE OF WHICH
 THE ACTOR IS AWARE AND THE MASS GATHERING CONSISTED OF MORE  THAN  TWEN-
 TY-FIVE PEOPLE.
   § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 490.20 of the penal law, as added
 by chapter 300 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat when with intent
 to intimidate or coerce  a  civilian  population,  THE  OCCUPANTS  OF  A
 SCHOOL,  COLLEGE  OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE  PEOPLE,  influence
 the  policy  of  a  unit  of  government by intimidation or coercion, or
 affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder,  assassination  or
 kidnapping,  he  or  she  threatens to commit or cause to be committed a
 specified offense OR AN ACT OF TERRORISM AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II)
 OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 490.05  OF  THIS  ARTICLE
 and  thereby  causes  a  reasonable  expectation or fear of the imminent
 commission of such offense OR ACT.
   2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant  to  this  section
 that  the  defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing
 the ACT OF TERRORISM OR specified offense or that  the  threat  was  not
 made to a person who was a subject thereof.
   §  3.  Section 490.25 of the penal law, as added by chapter 300 of the
 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
 § 490.25 Crime of terrorism.
   1. A person is guilty of a crime of terrorism  when,  with  intent  to
 intimidate  or  coerce a civilian population, THE OCCUPANTS OF A SCHOOL,
 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS  COMPRIS-
 ING  A  MASS  GATHERING  OF  MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE, influence the
 policy of a unit of government by intimidation or  coercion,  or  affect
 the  conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnap-
 ping, he or she commits a specified offense OR AN ACT  OF  TERRORISM  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION 490.05 OF THIS ARTICLE.

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   2. Sentencing.  (a) When a person is convicted of a crime of terrorism
 pursuant to this section, and the specified offense is a class B,  C,  D
 or  E  felony  offense, the crime of terrorism shall be deemed a violent
 felony offense.
   (b)  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF TERRORISM PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, BASED UPON AN ACT OF TERRORISM AS DEFINED IN  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION 1 OF SECTION 490.05 OF THIS ARTICLE
 THAT  INVOLVED  THE  UNLAWFUL  DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR
 ASSAULT WEAPON WITH THE INTENT TO DAMAGE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, THE
 CRIME OF TERRORISM SHALL BE DEEMED A CLASS D NON-FELONY  VIOLENT  FELONY
 OFFENSE.
   (C)  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS CONVICTED OF A CRIME OF TERRORISM PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, BASED UPON AN ACT OF TERRORISM AS DEFINED IN  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 490.05 OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE THAT INVOLVED THE UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR
 ASSAULT  WEAPON  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO
 ANOTHER PERSON, THE CRIME OF TERRORISM SHALL BE DEEMED A CLASS C VIOLENT
 FELONY OFFENSE.
   (D) When a person is convicted of a crime  of  terrorism  pursuant  to
 this  section,  and  the  specified  offense is a class C, D or E felony
 offense, the crime of terrorism shall be deemed to be one category high-
 er than the specified offense the defendant committed, or  one  category
 higher  than  the offense level applicable to the defendant's conviction
 for an attempt or conspiracy to commit the offense, whichever is  appli-
 cable.
   [(c)]  (E) When a person is convicted of a crime of terrorism pursuant
 to this section, and the specified offense is a class B felony  offense,
 the  crime  of  terrorism shall be deemed a class A-I felony offense and
 the sentence imposed upon conviction of such offense shall be in accord-
 ance with section 70.00 of this chapter.
   [(d)] (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person is
 convicted of a crime of terrorism pursuant  to  this  section,  and  the
 specified  offense  is  a  class  A-I  felony offense, the sentence upon
 conviction of such offense shall be life  imprisonment  without  parole;
 provided,  however,  that  nothing  herein  shall  preclude or prevent a
 sentence of death when the specified offense  is  murder  in  the  first
 degree as defined in section 125.27 of this chapter.
   §  4.  Section 490.30 of the penal law, as added by chapter 300 of the
 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
 § 490.30 Hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree.
   1. A person is guilty of hindering prosecution  of  terrorism  in  the
 second degree when he or she renders criminal assistance to a person who
 has committed an act of terrorism, knowing or believing that such person
 engaged in conduct constituting an act of terrorism.
   2.  SENTENCING.    (A)  WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF HINDERING PROSE-
 CUTION OF TERRORISM IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND THE PERSON TO  WHOM  HE  OR
 SHE  RENDERED  CRIMINAL  ASSISTANCE  COMMITTED  AN ACT OF TERRORISM THAT
 INVOLVED THE COMMISSION OF A SPECIFIED OFFENSE, THE CRIME  OF  HINDERING
 PROSECUTION  OF  TERRORISM  IN THE SECOND DEGREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
 NON-VIOLENT FELONY  OFFENSE  OF  THE  SAME  CATEGORY  AS  THE  SPECIFIED
 OFFENSE.
   (B)  WHEN  A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF HINDERING PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM
 IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND THE PERSON TO WHOM HE OR SHE RENDERED  CRIMINAL
 ASSISTANCE  COMMITTED  AN  ACT  OF  TERRORISM THAT INVOLVED THE UNLAWFUL
 DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR ASSAULT WEAPON WITH THE INTENT
 TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT DID NOT CONSTI-

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 TUTE A SPECIFIED OFFENSE, THE CRIME OF HINDERING PROSECUTION OF  TERROR-
 ISM  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CLASS D NON-VIOLENT
 FELONY OFFENSE.
   (C)  WHEN  A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF HINDERING PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM
 IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND THE PERSON TO WHOM HE OR SHE RENDERED  CRIMINAL
 ASSISTANCE  COMMITTED  AN  ACT  OF  TERRORISM THAT INVOLVED THE UNLAWFUL
 DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR ASSAULT WEAPON WITH THE INTENT
 TO DAMAGE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT DID NOT CONSTITUTE A SPECIFIED
 OFFENSE, THE CRIME OF HINDERING PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM SHALL BE DEEMED
 TO BE A CLASS E NON-VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE.
   Hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree is a  class  C
 felony.
   §  5.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 490.40 of the penal law, as added by section 9 of part A of chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population,  THE  OCCUPANTS  OF  A
 SCHOOL,  COLLEGE  OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   § 6. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  1  of  section
 490.45 of the penal law, as added by section 9 of part A of chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  intimidate  or  coerce  a civilian population, THE OCCUPANTS OF A
 SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS  OR  PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   §  7.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 2 of section 490.50 of the penal
 law, as added by section 9 of part A of chapter 1 of the laws  of  2004,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  intimidate  or  coerce  a civilian population, THE OCCUPANTS OF A
 SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS  OR  PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   §  8.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 490.55 of the penal law, as added by section 9 of part A of chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population,  THE  OCCUPANTS  OF  A
 SCHOOL,  COLLEGE  OR UNIVERSITY, HOUSE OF WORSHIP OR BUSINESS OR PERSONS
 COMPRISING A MASS GATHERING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE;
   § 9. Subdivision 3 of section 240.00 of the penal  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 561 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  "School grounds" means in or on or within any building, structure,
 school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two  of  the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law,  athletic playing field, playground or land contained
 within the real property boundary line of a public [or private elementa-
 ry],  parochial[,  intermediate,  junior  high,  vocational]  or  [high]
 PRIVATE school, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
   §  10.  Subdivision  5 of section 240.60 of the penal law, as added by
 chapter 561 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Knowing the information reported,  conveyed  or  circulated  to  be
 false  or  baseless and under circumstances in which it is likely public
 alarm or inconvenience will result, he or she initiates or circulates  a
 report or warning of an alleged occurrence or an impending occurrence of
 a  fire,  an explosion, [or] the release of a hazardous substance OR THE
 UNLAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR ASSAULT  WEAPON  upon
 school  grounds  and  it  is  likely  that  persons  are present on said
 grounds.
   § 11. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  November  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S8261

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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John A. DeFrancisco

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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