This bill makes it illegal to electronically publish a judge's or law enforcement officer's home address, date of birth, or social security number without their permission if you intend to threaten them or their family with death or serious injury. Violating this new law is a Class 6 felony.
The amendment NARROWS the bill by consolidating two separate intent conditions into one: instead of prohibiting publication to either place an officer in fear of death/injury OR to cause them to fear for their safety, the revised version only prohibits publication with intent to place the officer or their immediate family in reasonable fear of death or great bodily injury. This tightens the law's scope by removing the broader "fear for safety" prong and requiring a more specific harmful intent standard.
This change reformatted the bill from its engrossed (working) version to its enrolled (final passed) version by removing the legislative markup indicators and line numbers, and adding the standard certification and signature pages required for a bill that has been approved by both chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive content of the bill—prohibiting electronic publication of judicial officers' and law enforcement officers' personal information with intent to cause fear—remains unchanged.
Other amendments
Signed by the Governor H.J. 579
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 556
Signed by the President S.J. 512
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 542
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 34, NAYS 0. S.J. 481
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent S.J. 32
Judiciary Do Pass Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 0. S.J. 32
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 64, NAYS 2. H.J. 431
House of Representatives Remove from Consent Calendar H.J. 423
Judiciary Certified uncontested, placed on consent H.J. 27
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 13, NAYS 0. H.J. 27
Judiciary Motion to amend H.J. 27
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
House of Representatives Referred to House Judiciary H.J. 237
First Reading House H.J. 220
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Judiciary — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended