Assembly Bill 905 aims to enhance the legal protections for health care providers by redefining the terms "health care provider" and "health care facility" to include additional workers, such as emergency medical technicians, who may not be directly employed at a health care facility. The bill stipulates that it is a Class H felony to threaten a current or former health care provider, or their family members, under specific circumstances. Notably, the felony penalty applies even if the threat is made in response to actions taken by a health care provider in their official capacity outside of a health care facility.

The bill also includes amendments to existing statutes, specifically renumbering and modifying section 947.016 (3) to clarify the conditions under which threats are considered felonies. It introduces new language to specify that threats can be made in response to actions by health care providers or their representatives, thereby broadening the scope of protection for those in the health care profession. The Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report due to the creation of this new crime and the revision of penalties.