1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 8

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 554
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Vallario, Arnick, Busch, Dewberry, Doory, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Hurson, Kopp, Menes, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, and Wood
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Year 2000 Commerce Protection Act

Synopsis:

Creating the Year 2000 Commerce Protection Act to establish remedies for damages caused by the failure of information technology, products, or services because of specified date data problems; providing for specified damages under specified circumstances; providing that it shall be an affirmative defense in a Y2K-related action that the defendant determined and implemented in good faith actions necessary to become Year 2000-ready in a specified manner; defining specified terms; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
11/20
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/12
Governor vetoed - Policy
Senate Action
3/29
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
4/7
Floor Amendment (Senator Pinsky) Rejected (20-25)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Motion Special Order later (Senator Pinsky) Rejected (19-25)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (30-17)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.
COMPUTERS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DAMAGES
EVIDENCE
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Commercial Law
( 11-203 , 11-203 , 21-101 , 21-102 , 21-103 , 21-104 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 512807/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 1999   at: 12:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 168665/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1999   at: 10:22 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 873715/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 1999   at: 11:24 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 28, 1999: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
April 7, 1999: Third Reading Passed (137-1)
Senate
April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Pinsky) {873715/1 Rejected (20-25)
April 8, 1999: Motion Special Order until later (Pinsky) Rejected (19-25)
April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (30-17)