Profane, threatening, or indecent language; use over public airways or by other methods.
Summary
Use of profane, threatening, or indecent languageover public airways or by other methods. Provides that usingobscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language,with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, overany telephone or citizens band radio is no longer a crime punishableas a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101995D
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Webert
RRepublican
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