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1998 Regular Session bill information current as of December 28, 1998 - 7:27 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 140

CHAPTER NUMBER: 668
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 778/97 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 222

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, Frank, Kopp, Turner, Getty, T. Murphy, Petzold, and D. Davis

Entitled:
Crimes - Electronic Mail Misuse - Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from using electronic mail for a communication made with intent to harass one or more persons or by sending lewd, lascivious, or obscene material; providing for a specified exception; providing for a penalty of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year or both for violations of the Act; and defining electronic mail.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/19
First Reading Judiciary
1/21
Hearing 2/3 at 10:30 a.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (130-6)
4/4
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Genn, Dembrow, Jacobs
4/11
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (116-2)
4/13
Passed Enrolled
5/21
Signed by the Governor Chapter 668
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/10
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Ferguson, Middlebrooks, Forehand
4/13
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMPUTERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
HARASSMENT
OBSCENITY -see also- NUDITY & SEXUAL DISPLAYS; PORNOGRAPHY
PENALTIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 555C )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled (RTF / PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 631897/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 5:01 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 798355/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1998   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:
Report Number: 863607/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 11:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 343605/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 11:25 p.m.     Status: Incomplete
Amendment Number: 983403/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 11:25 p.m.     Status: Incomplete

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (130-6)
April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (116-2)
Senate
April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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