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H05592020 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide for certain types of electronic threats against state officials.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT -- Amends existing law to provide for certain types of electronic threats against state officials.

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Thislegislationupdatesacriminalstatutetoreflecttoday'selectroniccommunicationtechnology. Thisproposal amends Idaho Code to provide that threats against state officials of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch or elected officials of a county or city, includes threats transmitted electronically. The legislation defines the term "transmit electronically" to include any device that provides transmission of messages, signals, facsimiles, video or photographic images, voice recordings or other communication between persons.

HOW THEY VOTED

house Chamber· Mar 5, 2020

House Third Reading

✓ Passed
59 Yea
7 Nay
4 absentPassed by 74.29 votes

LATEST ACTION

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules

BILL INFO

Session
2020
Chamber
house
Status date
Mar 5, 2020

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