2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 337

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Smigiel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Kach, McComas, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Sossi, Stull, Taylor, and Weldon
Entitled:
Adult Sexual Matter - Transmission via Electronic Mail - Use of .sex Suffix

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from knowingly sending a commercial electronic mail message that originates or terminates in the State unless the originating electronic mail address includes the suffix ".sex", if the electronic mail message contains visual depictions, verbal descriptions, or links to a commercially operated website that contains visual depictions or verbal descriptions of specified sexual matter; making a violation of the Act a misdemeanor subject to specified penalties; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/27
First Reading Economic Matters
2/23
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DAMAGES
DISTRICT COURTS
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
JURISDICTION
NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS -see also- OBSCENITY; PORNOGRAPHY
PENALTIES
PORNOGRAPHY -see also- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS; OBSCENITY
SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 11-106.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered