Committee hears testimony for proposal to elevate some stalking cases to felonies SB512 would make stalking a felony when the offender is on notice (prior conviction, active protective order or out‑of‑state conviction); prosecutors and advocates gave case examples and statistics linking stalking to later lethal violence, while members questioned sentencing effects and overlap with probation and victim protections.

Sen. Will Smith's proposed SB512 could transform how we tackle stalking by elevating certain cases to felonies, addressing the alarming link between stalking and homicide.

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