AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- STALKING
Summary
Makes it a misdemeanor to harass another person by following them and using an electronic device to record their movements in any public or private place.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Last action Jun 10, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 6, 2024
How they voted
63–4
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 74
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic64
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2024
Committee
06/10/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/06/2024 House read and passed
lower
May 28, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
04/24/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
02/29/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill O'Brien
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Matthew Dawson
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
P
Tom Noret
DDemocratic
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