ESB 5272 — Improving school safety by extending penalties for interference by, or intimidation by threat of, force or violence at schools and extracurricular activities and requiring schools to notify the public of such penalties.

What this bill does

Expands the school-related crimes of Interference by Force or Violence and Intimidation by Threat of Force or Violence, and increases the penalties for Interference by Force or Violence.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 3, 2026
  92 yea · 2 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 28, 2026
  46 yea · 3 nay
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 9, 2026
  47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting

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