HOUSE BILL 623

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