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Judiciary Committee sends anti-swatting bill SB 1019 to senate floor after law-enforcement support
Summary
Senate Bill 1019, authored by Sen. Tammy Nichols, would criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies commonly known as "swatting." The Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send the bill to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation after testimony from law-enforcement officials and a public-policy group.
The Idaho Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1019, an anti-swatting measure, to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from the bill sponsor and law-enforcement representatives.
Sponsor Sen. Tammy Nichols (R-District 10) described SB 1019 as a modernization of existing false-reporting law to address ‘‘swatting’’—false emergency reports that produce a large-scale police or emergency response. She told the committee the bill revises Idaho Code section 18-333 to explicitly criminalize knowingly making false reports of violence or emergencies in public or private places and to provide definitions and penalties calibrated to the severity of the offense. Nichols said the proposal…
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