House Sponsors: MYERS-PARKE-ZICKUS. Short description: CRIM CD-CAUSING CATASTROPHE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of causing a catastrophe. Defines the offense as knowingly causing a catastrophe by explosion, fire, flood, collapse of a building, release of poison, radioactive material, bacteria, virus, or other dangerous and difficult to confine force or substance. Penalty is a Class X felony. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status