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House approves bill requiring certain online identifiers from registered sex offenders, with privacy carve‑outs
Summary
Lawmakers amended and passed a bill directing registered sex offenders to provide specified online identifiers to law enforcement (not public), with an amendment excluding employer‑provided credentials and financial account identifiers; supporters said the change aids investigations, critics raised enforceability and privacy concerns.
Representative Byrd and co‑sponsors introduced House Bill 34 to require registered sex offenders to provide certain online identifiers that law enforcement could use in investigations. Sponsor testimony said the information would be available only to law enforcement and not released publicly.
The House considered and passed Amendment 1 (under Representative Byrd’s name) that narrows the bill’s reach by…
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