2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 610

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 548
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes, Frush, and Moe
Entitled:
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Vehicle Theft

Synopsis:

Making it lawful for a person to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication in the course of a law enforcement investigation in order to provide evidence of the commission of vehicle theft if the person is an investigative or law enforcement officer or is acting under the direction of an investigative or law enforcement officer, and the device through which the interception is made has been placed within a vehicle by or at the direction of law enforcement personnel under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/7
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/10
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/5

House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/11
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE -see also- WIRETAPPING
EVIDENCE
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
THEFT -see also- SHOPLIFTING
WIRETAPPING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 238974/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 1, 2005   at: 2:36 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)