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SENATE BILL 604

CHAPTER NUMBER: 470
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1320

Sponsored By:
Senators Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, Giannetti, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, and Middleton

Entitled:
Maryland Spam Deterrence Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from using specified protected computers to relay or retransmit commercial electronic mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or an electronic mail service provider under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from materially falsifying header information in commercial electronic mail messages under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from registering for electronic mail accounts or domain names under specified circumstances; providing specified penalties and fines; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/9
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 470
House Action
3/24
First Reading Judiciary
3/26
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIRCUIT COURTS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISTRICT COURTS
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FORFEITURE
JURISDICTION
NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 3-805.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 498375/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2004   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 252117/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2004   at: 11:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 24, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)


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