A bipartisan bill in a Northwest state could severely hinder the actions of the National Security Agency (NSA), and if it spreads to other states could do even more than that.

Under the bill in Washington state, selling anything to organizations such as the National Security Agency would become a crime. The bill in the state’s House of Representatives makes providing any sort of support to federal agencies that engage in warrantless surveillance a misdemeanor punishable by jail time and a fine.

House Bill 2272, or The Fourth Amendment Protection Act, would only apply to state employees and contractors to the state of Washington. State employees who helped the NSA could receive up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Contractors would receive up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The bill would also ban contractors that worked with the NSA from doing business with the state in the future.

“If the federal government is going to fail to act to protect our citizens’ rights, then it is up to the state to take action,” one of the act’s sponsors, State Representative David Taylor (R-Moxee) told radio host Dave Ross. Taylor’s district is home to an NSA facility.

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Theoretically, this act could affect utilities that sell water, electricity and natural gas to NSA facilities because they also work with the state. It might also affect Microsoft and Amazon.com, which provide services to the federal government and are based in Washington State.

Taylor told Ross that he would like to see the lights go out at the NSA facility in his district. He admitted that was the goal of the bill.

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“They have standalone power for the most part is my understanding, but ultimately if the bill were to pass as it’s written right now, absolutely,” Taylor said. “At what point are we as a society going to continue to allow unwarranted surveillance in violation of our citizens’ constitutional rights without taking action?”

Democratic Rep. Luis Moscoso is a cosponsor.