Bill Bush
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 29
Primary
This Act creates a new offense of Aggravated Criminal Mischief with enhanced penalties (class D felony) applicable when an individual knowingly damages or tampers with critical utility infrastructure intending to disrupt utility services. In recent years, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI have issued repeated warnings about domestic terrorists and extremist groups targeting critical utility infrastructure. Bulletins issued through DHS’ National Terrorism Advisory System in 2022 warned of a heightened threat environment based, in part, on “continued calls for violence directed at U.S. critical infrastructure.” Physical and computerized attacks on electric utility equipment have reached a 10-year high in 2022. Recent attacks in Washington and North Carolina have caused substantial outages and damage to the power grids in both states.
Signed by Governor
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 NO 1 ABSENT
Amendment SA 1 to HB 91 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
Amendment SA 1 to HB 91 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NO 4 ABSENT
Amendment HA 1 to HB 91 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 6 Favorable
Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
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| HA 1 to HB 91 | HTML PDF |
| SA 1 to HB 91 | HTML PDF |
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