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Committee advances bill to broaden criminal liability for disseminating intimate images
Summary
Representative Kinkade described HB 2252 to criminalize reckless dissemination of intimate images beyond current partner-based statutes; members raised concerns about removing an intent requirement but supported moving the bill forward for further drafting.
Representative Kinkade described House Bill 2252 and recounted a constituent's experience to explain why the law should cover nonconsensual dissemination of intimate images even when the sender is not a current or former intimate partner. The sponsor said the bill would allow a reckless standard and expand liability beyond current partner-based statutes.
Committee counsel said the bill takes effect in 60 days and that there are no amendments. Several members cautioned that eliminating an intent requirement could make the statute overly broad and unintentionally criminalize benign sharing in some contexts; they said consent remains an affirmative defense in the draft but worried about enforcement and edge cases. Despite concerns, members supported moving the bill out of committee to allow further refinement ahead of floor consideration. The committee recorded that HB 2252 passed and will be reported as committed.
