House 0479: Relating to Offense of Stalking

H479     GENERAL BILL by Stargel; (CO-SPONSORS) Ambler; Attkisson; Brutus;
  Bullard; Domino; Harrell; Hasner; Kravitz; Sansom; Troutman  (Identical
  S 0082)
  Offense of Stalking; defines term "cyberstalk" to mean communication by
  means of electronic mail or electronic communication which causes
  substantial emotional distress & does not serve legitimate purpose;
  includes within offenses of stalking & aggravated stalking willful,
  malicious, & repeated cyberstalking of another person; provides
  penalties, etc. Amends 784.048; reenacts 775.084(1)(d), 790.065(2)(c),
  921.0022(3)(f),(g), 960.001(1)(b).  EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2003.
  02/20/03 HOUSE  Prefiled
  02/26/03 HOUSE  Referred to Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety & Crime
                  Prevention; Judiciary
  03/04/03 HOUSE  Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice (PS); Public Safety
                  & Crime Prevention; Judiciary -HJ 00052; On Subcommittee
                  agenda-- Criminal Justice (PS), 03/06/03, 1:00 pm, Morris
                  Hall
  03/06/03 HOUSE  Recommendation: Favorable by Criminal Justice (PS); YEAS  6
                  NAYS  0; Now in Public Safety & Crime Prevention
  03/11/03 HOUSE  On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention,
                  03/13/03, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall
  03/13/03 HOUSE  Favorable by Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS  17
                  NAYS  0 -HJ 00196; Now in Judiciary -HJ 00196
  03/24/03 HOUSE  On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/26/03, 10:00 am, Morris
                  Hall
  03/26/03 HOUSE  Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS  16  NAYS  0 -HJ 00259; Placed
                  on Calendar -HJ 00259
  04/10/03 HOUSE  Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and third times
                  -HJ 00377; Passed; YEAS  116  NAYS  0 -HJ 00377; Immediately
                  certified -HJ 00377
  04/10/03 SENATE In Messages
  04/16/03 SENATE Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary;
                  Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;
                  Appropriations -SJ 00452; Withdrawn from Criminal Justice;
                  Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;
                  Appropriations -SJ 00410; Substituted for SB 82 -SJ 00410;
                  Read second time -SJ 00410; Read third time -SJ 00410;
                  Passed; YEAS  39  NAYS  0 -SJ 00410
  04/23/03 HOUSE  Ordered enrolled -HJ 00522
  05/12/03   Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  05/21/03   Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-23
  
  

   0775.084
   0784.048
   0790.065
   0921.0022
   0960.001

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