Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees
Summary
Establishes the false reporting survivors act which establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a belief or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ethnicity; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant and provides exceptions to such authority to arrest; includes such falsely reporting as a hate crime; authorizes the law enforcement misconduct investigative office to receive and investigate complaints alleging falsely reporting an incident; establishes databases of law enforcement officers and persons convicted of falsely reporting; requires notifying persons of the termination of certain criminal actions or proceedings; relates to the statute of limitations for filing an action relating to falsely reporting.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Jul 1, 2026
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A7215A
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MINOR
This bill version adds a new sponsor and updates the legislative history to reflect that the bill was re-reported with amendments. It also modifies the enforcement rules by adding specific conditions that prevent police officers from accepting civilian cross-complaints or making arrests for these false reporting crimes until the underlying criminal case is officially resolved.
Scope change
The scope of enforcement was expanded to include procedural restrictions on police actions during pending criminal investigations.
ELIGIBILITY
Added Assembly member WEPRIN as a co-sponsor to the bill.
ENFORCEMENT
Added new clauses requiring police officers to wait for the dismissal or conclusion of an underlying criminal case before accepting civilian cross-complaints or making arrests for falsely reporting incidents.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the legislative status to indicate the bill has been re-reported from committee with amendments.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Jul 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7215B
lower
Jul 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7215A
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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