Georgia would strengthen penalties against false reports of shootings and bomb threats at homes, known as swatting, under a bill passed Monday by the state House.
The measure would also define a drive-by shooting as a separate crime.
The House voted 162-2 for Senate Bill 421, which was sent back to the Senate because the House amended it to add the drive-by shooting provisions.
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