BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5945: Elected official harassment
Creating an order for protection in cases of unlawful harassment of an elected official.
Summary
- Provides that "unlawful harassment" means knowing and willful conduct directed at an elected official that seriously alarms, harasses, or is detrimental to the official, or the official's staff or family, and serves no legitimate or lawful purpose.
From the Bill Digest (SB 5945), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 17, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Harriet Spanel (D-40)
- Introduced
- February 17, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 2169
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Harriet Spanel (D-40)
3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5945 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5945 (2025–26) Persistent offenders
- SB 5945 (2023–24) Vehicle dealers
- SB 5945 (2021–22) Human trafficking
- SB 5945 (2019–20) Youth gang reduction pilot
- SB 5945 (2017–18) School siting/GMA
- SB 5945 (2015–16) Incapacitated and vulnerable
- SB 5945 (2013–14) Principal empowerment
- SB 5945 (2011–12) Excise tax/govt services