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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 513

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Relating to: impersonation of another on social media and providing criminal penalties.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, an individual is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor if he or she

impersonates another in an email or on a social network or other social media

(commonly known as “catfishing”) with the intent to frighten, intimidate, harm,

threaten, abuse, harass, defraud, or obtain a benefit if a reasonable person would

believe that the impersonator was the individual being impersonated.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Olsen (R)

11 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Berceau (D) , Kolste (D) , Kulp (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 12, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bewley and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kulp, Quinn, Tittl, Kolste, Berceau, Subeck, Neylon, Spreitzer and Spiros

  2. Nov 6, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Nov 10, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 11, 2018 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 11, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 12, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bewley

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1