2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 623

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Lee, Anderson, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Fulton, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Hixson, Impallaria, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, McComas, McDonough, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Owings, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Rudolph, Shank, Simmons, Stern, and V. Turner
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Stalking - Included Acts

Synopsis:

Repealing the element of the crime of stalking that requires approaching or pursuing another; modifying the definition of the crime of "stalking"; and adding a definition of "conduct" to include specified acts.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/25
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HARASSMENT
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Criminal Law
( 3-801 , 3-802 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered