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HB2479Introduced in the House

Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

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Official description

Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 · March 27, 2026

124

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Yes
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. House Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  4. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. House Engrossed on Thursday, February 12, 2026

  8. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 118 Nay: 1

  9. Senate Received and Introduced

  10. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  11. Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  12. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  15. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  16. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees

  17. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees

  18. Senate Conference committee report now available

  19. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

  20. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0

  21. House Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026

  22. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  23. House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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