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SF 2400Died when the session ended · March 3, 2026

Relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors, and making penalties applicable

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HSB 685, SSB 3156

Also covers HSB 685 and SSB 3156.

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Progress

  1. Introduced
    February 11, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
    February 16, 2026
  3. Committee
    February 18, 2026
  4. Passed Senate
    March 3, 2026 · 44–0
  5. Passed House
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  6. Signed
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Became SF 2400 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2400 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors. The bill adds an employee or contractor of a public utility engaged in the performance of a public utility responsibility to the list of occupations that are protected by enhanced assault penalties. The penalty for assault against an employee or contractor of a public utility ranges from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “C” felony depending on the nature of the assault.

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A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. The bill provides that harassment that occurs against an employee or contractor of a public utility while engaged in the performance of a public utility responsibility is harassment in the first degree. Harassment in the first degree is an aggravated misdemeanor.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

History

All 15 actions
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 11, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
March 10, 2026
Subcommittee: Williams, Fett and Wichtendahl. H.J. 632. Journal
March 9, 2026
Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 604. Journal
March 3, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 452. Journal
February 19, 2026
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 336. Journal
February 19, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 328. Journal
February 18, 2026
As SSB 3156: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2400.
February 16, 2026
As SSB 3156: Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 11, 2026
As SSB 3156: Subcommittee: Dickey, Blake, and Webster.
February 11, 2026
As SSB 3156: Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

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Lobbyist declarations

For · 20Against · 0Undecided · 4

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