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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:48 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 196

File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 278

Sponsored By:
Delegates Aumann, Amedori, Barkley, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, V. Clagett, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Krebs, Leopold, Malone, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weldon, and Zirkin

Entitled:
Commercial Law - Unsolicited Sexually Explicit Commercial Electronic Mail and Pop-Up Advertisements

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from initiating, conspiring to initiate, or assisting in the transmission of unsolicited sexually explicit commercial electronic mail that does not include in the subject line "ADV:ADULT" as the first nine characters; prohibiting a specified person from manipulating an individual's computer to display a pop-up advertisement under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/21
First Reading Economic Matters
1/28
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Rick K. Impallaria, District 7
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING
DISCLOSURE
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
PENALTIES
PORNOGRAPHY -see also- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS; OBSCENITY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 14-3001 , 14-3002 , 14-3002.1 , 14-3003 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered


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