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Judiciary committee advances bill creating criminal penalty for interference with critical infrastructure
Summary
The committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 593, a reintroduction of 2024’s HB 70 that tightens criminal penalties for interference with critical infrastructure and public safety answering points; members debated a $50,000 maximum fine and whether to make the measure an emergency bill.
The Judiciary Committee on Feb. 20 voted to advance House Bill 593, which creates criminal liability for interference with critical infrastructure or public safety answering points and includes a maximum fine provision. Committee members heard that the measure is largely a reintroduction of last year’s House Bill 70, with a new statutory definition of…
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