SB 26 IN Became Law
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Summary
Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt a component of a critical infrastructure facility or the communications of a public safety agency. Provides, for purposes of criminal statutes regarding offenses involving critical infrastructure, that a communications services facility includes wires and equipment used to provide communications service to a customer.
Sponsors (4)
- James Tomes Republican · author
- Aaron Freeman Republican · author
- Gary Byrne Republican · author
- Cindy Ledbetter Republican · sponsor
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- Blake Doriot Republican · coauthor
- James Buck Republican · coauthor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · coauthor
- Lorissa Sweet Republican · cosponsor
- Shane Lindauer Republican · cosponsor
- Matt Pierce Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (37)
- Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Tomes · upper
- Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 13, 2025 Senator Byrne added as third author · upper
- Jan 13, 2025 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
- Jan 14, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 Senator Doriot added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Jan 23, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
- Jan 23, 2025 Senator Buck added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 23, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
- Jan 23, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Ledbetter · upper
- Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
- Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
- Mar 27, 2025 Representatives Sweet and Lindauer added as cosponsors · lower
- Mar 31, 2025 Representative Pierce M added as cosponsor · lower
- Apr 3, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Apr 7, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Apr 9, 2025 Motion to dissent filed · upper
- Apr 8, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 389: yeas 88, nays 6 · lower
- Apr 9, 2025 Motion to dissent filed · lower
- Apr 9, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
- Apr 10, 2025 Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman and Byrne · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Taylor G · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
- Apr 14, 2025 House advisors appointed: Sweet, Lindauer and McNamara · lower
- Apr 14, 2025 House conferees appointed: Ledbetter and Pierce M · lower
- Apr 21, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
- Apr 21, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 505: yeas 83, nays 8 · lower
- Apr 21, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
- Apr 22, 2025 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 481: yeas 48, nays 1 · upper
- Apr 23, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Apr 23, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 6, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
- May 6, 2025 Public Law 183 · upper
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