Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the crime of false 911 calls with the purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected classes.

Highlights:

• Classifies a person as guilty of a false public alarm crime of the third degree if the person knowingly places a call to a 911 emergency telephone system with the purpose of intimidating or harassing an individual or group of individuals because of their race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, or ethnicity (Sec. 1).