Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties.
Summary
Damage or trespass to public services or utilities or critical infrastructure; penalties. Adds the intentional destruction of or damage to any fixture, equipment, or information technology system that is used to provide, process, transmit, or maintain public services, public utilities, or other critical infrastructure, as defined in relevant law, to the existing offense of damage or trespass to public services or utilities. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Feb 13, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
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