2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 538

CHAPTER NUMBER: 323 File Code: Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Sponsored By:
Senators Teitelbaum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Exum, and Kelley
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Electronic Mail - Unauthorized, False, or Misleading Information

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from transmitting, conspiring to transmit, or assisting in the transmission of specified 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; specifying a presumption; authorizing an interactive computer service provider to block commercial electronic mail in a specified manner; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/27
Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/6
Signed by the Governor Chapter 323
House Action
3/27
First Reading Economic Matters
3/28
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Special Order 4/5 (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted
4/4
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dembrow)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Moe) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Dembrow) Rejected
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Zirkin)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Brown) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Zirkin) Rejected
Third Reading Passed (117-18)
Sponsored by:
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING
ATTORNEYS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DAMAGES
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
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:
Senate
Number: 777170/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2002   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 253124/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 3:33 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 803126/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 933821/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2002   at: 3:28 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 27, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (117-18)