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Senate committee sends 'swatting' bill to print after sponsor seeks tougher penalties
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967, a measure to explicitly criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies, to print. Sponsor Sen. Tammy Nichols said the proposal aligns penalties with existing criminal code to address rising swatting incidents.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967 to print after Sen. Tammy Nichols (R.-Dist. 10) described the measure as a targeted update to Idaho Code to combat so-called "swatting." The motion to send the RS to print passed by voice vote after a brief question-and-answer period.
Nichols told the committee RS31967 would revise section 18-333 of the Idaho Code to explicitly criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies made to prompt…
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