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House committee finds amendments favorable after debate over look-back for new offenses and privacy language
Summary
On Feb. 5 a House committee considered amendments to bill 626 that would expand civil-liability look-back periods for recently created crimes; members raised privacy and statutory-consistency concerns and voted to find the second and third amendments favorable.
A House committee on Thursday, Feb. 5, considered amendments related to bill 626 that would extend how far back civil liability can reach for offenses that were criminalized after the conduct occurred. Representative Van Donahue presented concerns about the amendment’s language and its potential effects on privacy and liability.
Representative Van Donahue told the committee she had five issues to flag, including wording that she said could be “very broad” and might sweep in private conduct such as photos taken of children in private spaces. She said some provisions might be better…
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