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2007 Regular Session bill information current as of October 3, 2007 - 11:19 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 491

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 382

Sponsored By:
Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Dwyer, Kelly, McConkey, and Rosenberg

Entitled:
Civil Liability - AMBER Alert Dissemination - Immunity for Media and Commercial Mobile Radio Service Providers

Synopsis:

Establishing that specified broadcasters and commercial mobile radio service providers and their employees, officers, directors, members, managers, and agents are not liable for damages arising from broadcasting or disseminating an AMBER alert after receiving an AMBER alert notification if the broadcast or dissemination was fair and substantially accurate.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/8
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/1
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Simmons, Kramer, and Anderson
Senate Action
3/9
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/26
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/2
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Jacobs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Abduction
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
News Media
Notices
Radio
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Television -see also- Cable Television

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 5-642 )

Public Safety
( 1-301 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 592115/01     Offered on: March 6, 2007   at: 10:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 898776/01     Offered on: April 4, 2007   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 8, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)



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