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Committee gives favor reports to several criminal-law bills; details at a glance
Summary
The committee gave favor reports to HB347 (as amended), HB106 (doxxing change), HB328 (arson-first-degree expansion), SB195 (probate/circuit court concurrent jurisdiction) and carried other items; HB348 received a public hearing and was not voted on.
During the session the House Judiciary Committee acted on several bills in short order.
- HB347: Advanced as amended; amendment clarifies provider liability standards for AI-assisted illicit image creation and adds takedown procedures.
- HB106: Representative Givens explained the bill would change the state's doxxing statute so that the offense does not require proof that the targeted person was actually harmed; committee gave the bill a favor report.
- HB328: Sponsor explained the bill adds an option for first-degree arson when a fire or explosion is set to effectuate a theft and the incident results in $25,000 or more in damages; the committee adopted an organizational amendment and gave the bill a favor report as amended.
- SB195 (senate companion discussed briefly): Committee gave a favor report on the senate companion regarding concurrent jurisdiction between probate and circuit courts.
Several other items were carried over for printing or further amendment. HB348 was the subject of a public hearing and no vote was taken.
The committee’s actions were largely procedural favor reports that advance the listed bills to the next legislative stage.
