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Subcommittee hears HB 2299 to elevate computer trespass against schools to felony; vote result not specified in transcript
Summary
HB 2299 would make computer trespass against elementary and secondary schools a class 6 felony; the subcommittee debated scope and charging implications but the vote outcome is not specified in the available transcript.
House Bill 2299, introduced by Delegate Early, would add elementary and secondary schools to the list of entities that, when targeted by computer trespass, may be charged at the higher statutory level (class 6 felony) rather than the baseline class 1 misdemeanor.
The patron told the subcommittee the proposal does not change the substance of the offense but only specifies that computer trespass against elementary and secondary schools is a class 6 felony “because this is sensitive as we’re often talking about data belonging to children.” He cited recent…
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