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IA HSB651
SB
Status
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Public Safety
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AI Summary
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Creates new criminal offense for sending, posting, or transmitting written or electronic threats to kill or cause bodily injury to another person, or to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism
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Defines "electronic record" as any digitally created, modified, archived, received, or distributed record containing text, graphics, video, audio, or images, but excludes telephone calls
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Classifies violations as a class "C" felony, punishable by up to 10 years confinement and fines between $1,370 and $13,660
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Includes those who procure others to send, post, or transmit threatening messages on their behalf
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Exempts internet service providers, hosting services, telecommunications providers, and other commercial service providers from liability for transmitting, storing, or caching communications made by violators
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing a criminal offense for written or electronic threats to kill, cause bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, and providing penalties.(See HF 2535.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2535.
2/16/2026