Summary of SB995

• Creates a new felony offense for conspiring to commit a crime of mass violence at schools, places of worship, employment, sporting events, entertainment venues, or large public gatherings, with mandatory sentences of 10 years to life imprisonment.

• Establishes mandatory minimum requirements: offenders must serve at least 85% of their sentence before parole eligibility, cannot receive deferred or suspended sentences, and are ineligible for earned credits that would reduce sentence length.

• Treats juveniles aged 13-17 charged with this offense as adults; reverse certification process does not apply.

• Provides an affirmative defense if a conspiracy member withdraws, reports the plot to law enforcement in time to prevent it, and fully cooperates with prosecution of co-conspirators.

• Makes it a misdemeanor (up to 1 year jail and $1,000 fine) to fail to report knowledge of such a conspiracy, or a felony (5+ years and $10,000 fine) if the attack is carried out despite the failure to report.