SB77

SB77 creates a new law making it a Class 5 felony to threaten to kill or harm elected officials, law enforcement officers, or their immediate families through verbal, written, or electronic communication. The bill repeals an older law that only covered threats against constitutional officers sent through the mail, replacing it with a broader rule that covers all types of threats to a wider range of officials including school board members and local elected officials. If a threat also violates other existing assault or threatening laws, those harsher penalties apply instead.