MA H1351

Bill

MA H1351

Relative to false 911 calls from or about school facilities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to penalties for false 911 calls from or about school facilities. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing Massachusetts law to impose penalties for making false or malicious 911 calls from or about school facilities. Specifically, the bill establishes a new provision that imposes a punishment of up to 1 year in jail, a fine of up to $500, or both, for anyone who willfully and maliciously makes or causes to be made one or more silent calls to a 911 call center (known as a Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP), thereby causing emergency services to be dispatched to a school one or more times. This is intended to address the issue of false 911 calls from or about schools, which can disrupt school operations and divert emergency resources away from genuine crises.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (9)

Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), William Crocker (R), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Randy Hunt (R), Joe McKenna (R), Matt Muratore (R), Dave Robertson (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1351

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1351
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1351.pdf

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