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Committee removes felony penalty for misuse of voter registration‑derived lists
Summary
HB 2425 would eliminate a class 6 felony classification for unauthorized reproduction, transfer or distribution of precinct registers and related lists; committee returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation after sponsor remarks and no public testimony.
The committee advanced House Bill 2425, which removes language classifying the unauthorized reproduction, transfer, sale or distribution of official precinct registers and other lists derived from voter registration forms as a class 6 felony.
Sponsor remarks said the change is intended to reduce criminal penalties that chill lawful political use of registration‑derived information. The sponsor told members that existing criminal penalties have prevented some eligible organizations and volunteers from sharing or using data they are otherwise entitled to use because of the risk a misstep could be treated as a felony.
No members of the public signed in to speak on HB 2425. After brief discussion the committee recorded a vote of four ayes and three nays and returned the bill with a due‑pass recommendation.
The committee did not identify any new funding or implementation steps associated with the change; the measure will proceed under the chamber's scheduling rules.
