CS/CS/HB 727 - Hazing

• Revises the definition of "hazing" to include actions that recklessly or intentionally endanger a student's mental or physical health, including physical brutality, forced consumption of substances, sleep deprivation, forced social exclusion, and extreme embarrassment related to student organization initiation or affiliation.

• Establishes hazing as a third degree felony when it results in permanent injury, serious bodily injury, or death of another person.

• Establishes hazing as a first degree misdemeanor when it creates a substantial risk of physical injury or death to another person who is a member, former member, or applicant to a student organization.

• Provides exemption from prosecution if a person is the first to call 911 or campus security for immediate medical assistance, provides their name and location, and remains at the scene to cooperate with responders.

• Provides immunity from prosecution if a person renders aid to a hazing victim before help arrives, including CPR, airway clearing, defibrillator use, or other good-faith stabilization efforts.

• Takes effect October 1, 2019.