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Committee approves printing of bill to criminalize ‘swatting’ after testimony on public‑safety risks
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967 to print. Sponsor Senator Tammy Nichols described swatting incidents and said the draft revises Idaho Code to explicitly criminalize false reports intended to provoke a large emergency response.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send RS31967 — a study/print request to criminalize so‑called “swatting” — to print after sponsor Senator Tammy Nichols (R‑District 10) described recent incidents and answered committee questions.
Senator Tammy Nichols told the committee RS31967 would revise Idaho Code section 18‑3‑333 to “explicitly criminalize false reports of violence or emergencies in…
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