2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 762

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 298
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Rice, and Waldstreicher
Entitled:
Crimes - Harassment - Prohibitions and Penalties

Synopsis:

Expanding the prohibition against a person engaging in conduct that alarms or seriously annoys another to include conduct with the intent to abuse, torment, or embarrass the other; expanding the prohibition against telephone harassment to include anonymous and repeated calls that are reasonably expected to or are intended to alarm another; providing that the prohibition against telephone harassment does not apply to a peaceable activity intended to express a political view or provide information to others; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Harassment
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Solicitation
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Telephones

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 3-803 , 3-804 , 3-805 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary