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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 259

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Relating to: stalking.

Crime and criminals Data processing Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 current law, stalking means a course of conduct that includes

maintaining visual or physical proximity to the victim, approaching or confronting

the victim, appearing at the victim's workplace, home, or other property, contacting

the victim's employer, coworkers, neighbors, family, or friends, attempting to contact

the victim via telephone, and sending various items or materials to the victim. This

bill amends the definition of stalking to explicitly include attempts to contact the

victim via text messaging and other electronic means of communication, including

sending and posting online content.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Kulp (R) , L. Myers (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ramthun (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Emerson (D) , Jacque (R) , Larson (D) , Risser (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Mar 26, 2020 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Mar 26, 2020 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. Jun 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Stuck, Anderson, Crowley, Kulp, Mursau, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Sargent, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Larson, Risser and Wanggaard

  2. Jun 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jun 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  4. Aug 22, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Tusler and Stuck

  6. Sep 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1