Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: fixing a cross-reference in a definition of “violent crime” and updating terminology to reflect changes in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (suggested as remedial language by the Department of Justice).
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- Introduced, stopped here
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law contains a definition of the term “violent crime” for the purposes of the crime of committing a violent crime in a school zone. The definition is parsed into a list of felonies and a list of misdemeanors. Under current law, one crime appears in the incorrect list; it is a felony but is listed as a misdemeanor. This bill moves the errant reference from the list of misdemeanors to the list of felonies.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation collects crime data from law enforcement agencies. The FBI used to use a program called the system of uniform crime reports. Beginning in January 2021, the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System became the national standard. This bill updates terminology to reflect that change.
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Notes
provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Law Revision Committee
Full history
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1