CS/CS/SB 538 (2015) -  Sexual Cyberharassment

General Bill by Rules and Criminal Justice and Simmons (CO-SPONSORS) Soto
Sexual Cyberharassment: Prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously sexually cyberharassing another person; authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest, without a warrant, any person that he or she has probable cause to believe has committed sexual cyberharassment; providing an exception to the prohibition on search warrants being issued to search private dwellings, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/HB 151 By Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Goodson
Effective Date: 10/01/2015
Last Event: 05/15/15 Chapter No. 2015-24 on Friday, May 15, 2015 11:07 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 4:15 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/30/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/09/15 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 151 Subject: Sexual Cyberharassment Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: House Message Summary 4/27/2015 3:31:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/10/2015 1:46:22 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/7/2015 10:50:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/31/2015 11:31:42 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/27/2015 11:47:02 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/23/2015 02:00 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 15] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/24/2015 04:17 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 358] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/29/2015 01:52 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 2 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 51] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2015-24 Time: 05/15/2015 - 11:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/14/2015 - 4:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/07/2015 - 2:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 759 Time: 04/29/2015 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 759 Time: 04/29/2015 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (067405) -SJ 758 Time: 04/29/2015 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S In returning messages Time: 04/24/2015 - 6:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/24/2015 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 2 Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 067405 adopted Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Substituted for CS/HB 151 Time: 04/24/2015 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2015) Time: 04/23/2015 - 9:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/23/2015 - 9:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/23/2015 - 9:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 067405 filed Time: 04/23/2015 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/23/2015 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/23/2015 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 574 Time: 04/23/2015 - 2:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 574 Time: 04/23/2015 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 464 Time: 04/22/2015 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 422 Time: 04/14/2015 - 1:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 380 Time: 04/13/2015 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/14/15 Time: 04/10/2015 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377 Time: 04/10/2015 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 377 Time: 04/09/2015 - 11:51 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/06/2015 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 260 Time: 04/02/2015 - 8:15 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 267 Time: 03/31/2015 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/31/2015 - 11:52 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 260 Time: 03/30/2015 - 6:30 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/25/2015 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 68 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 68 Time: 02/05/2015 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/27/2015 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
784.049 CS/HB 151
901.15 CS/HB 151, CS/CS/CS/SB 342, SB 660, CS/CS/HB 717
933.18 CS/HB 151

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