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HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.

Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Providing support to terrorist organizations; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly provides any material support to an individual or organization whose primary objective is to commit an act of terrorism and does so with the intent to further such objective is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the provision of such material support results in the death of any person, the penalty is increased to a Class 2 felony. The bill also expands the definition of an act of terrorism to include an act committed outside the Commonwealth that would meet the definition of an act of violence if such act was committed within the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Providing support to terrorist organizations; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly provides any material support to an individual or organization whose primary objective is to commit an act of terrorism and does so with the intent to further such objective is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the provision of such material support results in the death of any person, the penalty is increased to a Class 2 felony. The bill also expands the definition of an act of terrorism to include an act committed outside the Commonwealth that would meet the definition of an act of violence if such act was committed within the Commonwealth.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Providing material support or resources to a designated terrorist organization; exemptions; penalty. Provides that any person who provides material support or resources to an organization that has been designated by the U.S. Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If such material support results in the death of any person, the penalty is increased to a Class 2 felony. The bill provides an exemption to those persons who provide such material support with the approval of the U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Attorney General. The bill provides that its provisions do not preclude prosecution under any other statute.