Senate Codes Committee reports nine bills, including new cyber‑extortion and expanded computer‑crime offenses

The Senate Standing Committee on Codes met Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, and voted to report nine bills to the full Senate, including legislation to create a cyber‑extortion theft offense, expand computer‑related crimes, increase corporate fines, extend statutes of limitation for family offenses, and create a private civil cause of action for tampering with certain protective devices.