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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 235

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Relating to: stalking.

Crime and criminals Data processing Telephone

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

16 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , B. Meyers (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ramthun (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 30, 2019 official source full page

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

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 30, 2019 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. May 23, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. May 23, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. May 28, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Neubauer added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 16, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  5. Oct 22, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 29, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 30, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Oct 30, 2019 · Senate

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

  9. Oct 30, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1