2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 344

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Delegates Kipke, Aumann, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, George, Haddaway, Hubbard, King, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Myers, Norman, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Schuh, Smigiel, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Crimes - On-Line Harassment

Synopsis:

Expanding the scope of the existing prohibition against using electronic mail with the intent to harass to include making an Internet transmission or posting; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/25
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate James J. King, District 33A
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Harassment
Penalties
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law
( 3-805 )

Documents:

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