CT SB00989

Adds bias-motivated stalking as first-degree stalking (class D felony) when conduct targets someone based on actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity

Expands stalking definitions to explicitly include electronic and social media communications, and adds "doxxing" as second-degree stalking when personally identifying information is disclosed without consent to cause fear or emotional distress

Creates a civil cause of action allowing victims of doxxing to sue for damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief, with a 3-year statute of limitations and joint and several liability for multiple defendants

Updates harassment in the second degree to cover digital communications including text messages, messaging apps, and online meeting spaces, raising the standard from causing "annoyance" to causing "terror, intimidation or alarm"

Effective date: October 1, 2021