CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to penalties for the unlawful disruption of the operation of a school (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
This bill increases the criminal penalties for individuals who unlawfully disrupt the operation of a school. It directly affects people charged with interfering with school activities by raising the maximum jail time to six months and increasing the maximum fine to $1,000 for lesser offenses. For more serious disruptions, the bill mandates a prison sentence of at least one year and up to five years, which may include hard labor, in addition to potential fines. These changes apply to anyone convicted of violating the existing laws against school disruption.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Denise Marcelle
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Chad Boyer
RRepublican
Co
Cleo Fields
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
Co
Delisha Boyd
DDemocratic
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Price
DDemocratic
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