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Committee backs bill to strengthen penalties for damaging telecom infrastructure
Summary
Senate Bill 26, amended to mirror federal prohibitions and to expand critical-infrastructure definitions to include wiring and telecom equipment, passed the Criminal Code Committee after testimony from broadband and telecom industry groups about theft and safety risks.
The Criminal Code Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 26 as amended; the amendment largely aligns state law with federal prohibitions on illegal devices and expands the definition of critical infrastructure to explicitly include telecom equipment and wiring.
Representative Matt Pierce explained the amendment would “mirror as closely as possible in state law the federal law which already makes use…
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