Legislation - SB0482

Title: Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
Sponsored by: Senators McKay and Kagan
Status: In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from intentionally, willfully, and without authorization committing a certain act with the intent to interrupt or impair the functioning of critical infrastructure; prohibiting a person from intentionally, willfully, and without authorization committing a certain act that denies access to an authorized user of or interrupts or impairs the functioning of critical infrastructure or a public safety answering point; providing that a person convicted of violating the Act is guilty of a felony; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0593

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {953229/1 Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator McKay) Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {953229/1 Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator McKay) Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {953229/1 Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Floor Amendment {943624/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Referred Judiciary Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
Senate	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Favorable with Amendments {953229/1	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Motion Laid Over (Senator McKay) Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {953229/1	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2026	2/26/2026	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator McKay) Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {953229/1 Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2026	2/26/2026	Floor Amendment {943624/1 (Senator McKay) Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
Senate	3/13/2026	2/28/2026	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/02/2026	Referred Judiciary	39 Click to view Recorded Media

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