HB1298 — prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
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.