Update: The Senate passed HB 23-1306 on a 26-9 vote on Thursday, May 4, sending the bill to the governor.

State and local elected officials could block anyone from their private social media accounts for bullying, harassment, intimidation or “any reason” under a bill endorsed by Colorado lawmakers Thursday.

As amended by the House State, Civic, Military and Veterans Committee, House Bill 23-1306 declares that private social media administered by a state or local elected official or their designee “does not create a public forum.” It defines private social media as “not supported by the resources” of government and “not otherwise publicly funded.”

Republican Rep. Matt Soper of Delta said he introduced the bill to target obscene content and scams posted on elected officials’ accounts by people who are “weaponizing our social media presence for the criminal underworld to really be able to be able to use us and to take advantage of our constituents or people who follow our pages.”