2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 915

CHAPTER NUMBER: 324 File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pitkin, Bobo, Cadden, Conroy, DeCarlo, Dypski, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kagan, Shank, Sophocleus, Bohanan, and Doory
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Electronic Mail - Unauthorized, False, or Misleading Information

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from initiating the transmission, conspiring with another person to initiate the transmission, or assisting in the transmission of commercial electronic mail that is from a specified computer or is sent to a specified electronic mail address and that contains unauthorized, misleading, or false information; authorizing an interactive computer service provider to block specified commercial electronic mail in a specified manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (106-14)
4/8
Returned Passed
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 324
Senate Action
4/5
First Reading Senate Rules
4/8
Re-referred Finance
Favorable Report by Finance
4/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/7
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DAMAGES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Commercial Law
( 14-2901 , 14-2902 , 14-2903 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 833292/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2002   at: 10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (106-14)
Senate
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)