Would have created a new Class C crime, of “environmental terrorizing” for crimes of violence committed to protest an environmental or natural resource issue. While violence and destruction of property are wrong, they are already illegal. Thus the purpose of the bill was to characterize those who care about the environment as more prone to violence and criminal activity than the general population – an inaccurate smear.

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2001	Roll Call	1	1	0	1	3
Votes	Show Joseph C. Perry Sr. Yea Stephen S. Stanley Absent John L. Tuttle Nay