Harassment

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Domestic Violence - Education and Definition of Abuse [HB-803] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to encourage county boards of education to incorporate age-appropriate lessons on domestic violence into a specified curriculum; altering the definition of "abuse" for purposes of specified provisions of law relating to domestic violence to include harassment and malicious destruction of property; and defining harassment and malicious destruction of property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/15/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Public Schools - Boards of Education - Anonymous Two-Way Electronic Tip Programs [HB-669] [Education ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing a county board of education to establish an anonymous two-way electronic tip program; providing that the purpose of the program is for a student, a parent, guardian, or close adult relative of a student, or a school staff member to report acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation; requiring each county board of education that establishes an anonymous two-way electronic tip program to publicize the program in specified locations; authorizing the Governor to include funding in the State budget for the program; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks Approved By The Governor - Chapter 197 on 04/18/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Harassment - Misuse of Interactive Computer Service [HB-480] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from using an interactive computer service to maliciously engage in a specified course of conduct that places another in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury under specified circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/06/2017

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State (Maine)
Maine 128th Legislature

An Act To Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments [SB-466] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ]
An Act To Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Troy Dale Jackson Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/25/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Civilian Review Board [SB-166] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Modifying from 90 days to 1 year the time limit on the filing of a specified complaint with the Baltimore City Civilian Review Board; and requiring the complaint to be in writing on a form authorized by the Board and signed and sworn to, under penalty of perjury, by the complainant.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of assault and harassment by persons committed to certain facilities; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-1575] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of assault and harassment by persons committed to certain facilities; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Withdrawn From Schedule on 05/15/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Hate crimes; reporting to State Police. [HB-1702] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Human Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
State Police; reporting hate crimes. Includes within the definition of "hate crime" a criminal act committed against a person because of sexual orientation or gender identification and requires the reporting of the commission of such crime to the State Police.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard C. Sullivan Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs. [HB-1602] [Data Privacy ] [Drones ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ]
Invasion of privacy; civil action; damages; attorney fees and costs. Creates a civil cause of action for the physical and constructive invasion of privacy where a person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass, enters onto the land or into the airspace above the land of another person to capture an image, as specified in the bill, of private property or an individual located on the private property without consent or uses any device, including an unmanned aircraft system, to capture such an image in lieu of physically entering the land (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matt Fariss Failed To Pass In House on 02/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students. [HB-306] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 05/11/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying. [HB-305] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken King Read First Time on 02/15/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB-179] [Education ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students; increasing a criminal penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Turner Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/09/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying. [SB-180] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini Co-author Authorized on 03/14/2017

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