Became law as Public Act 21-56, signed June 16, 2021, 104 days after it was filed.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 989
AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE HARASSMENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To combat online harassment, including that motivated by hate, by (1) extending the crime of stalking in the first degree to specifically include certain hate-based motivations, (2) extending the crime of second-degree stalking to include certain electronic disclosures of personal identifiable information without consent and establishing a civil action for victims of such crime, and (3) extending the crime of second-degree harassment to include more electronic forms of communication.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
8 co-sponsors
Alex Kasser, Heather S. Somers, John A. Kissel, Eric C. Berthel, Kevin C. Kelly, Tony Hwang, Paul M. Formica, Rob Sampson
In the House of Representatives
31 co-sponsors
William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Jonathan Steinberg, Tammy R. Exum, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Craig C. Fishbein, Kimberly Fiorello, Patricia A. Dillon, Harry Arora, Kenneth Gucker, Tom Delnicki, Holly H. Cheeseman, Donna Veach, Jaime S. Foster, Ben McGorty, Whit Betts, Gregory Haddad, Terrie E. Wood, Irene M. Haines, Quentin Williams, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Larry B. Butler, Chris Perone, Dave W. Yaccarino, Liz Linehan, Hilda E. Santiago, Amy Morrin Bello, Maria P. Horn, Stephanie Thomas, Gary A. Turco Jr., John-Michael Parker, Laura M. Devlin
Its course
March 4 to June 16, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action21 actions on 12 days
In the SenateMar 4 to May 2077 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 4 to Apr 835 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 20 to Jun 314 days
Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 107 days
With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 166 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 20 · Adopted Jun 3
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 4 – May 20
- Mar 4Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 5Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 8Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 20The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives May 21 – Jun 3
- May 21Arrived in the House of Representatives
- Jun 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 9 – Jun 16
- Jun 9Numbered Public Act 21-56
- Jun 10Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 16Signed by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
- Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 8Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 26SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 26FILE NO.Both houses
- May 20SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 20SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 20ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
- May 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Jun 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- Jun 9PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 10TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 10TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 16SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor