2008 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 271

CHAPTER NUMBER: 380
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 869
Sponsored By:
Senator Stone (By Request - Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled:
Admissibility of Evidence - Intercepted Communications - Electronic

Synopsis:

Repealing a provision of law excluding a specified radio portion of specified telephone communications from the definition of "electronic communication"; prohibiting the admissibility of the contents of an intercepted electronic communication or information derived from an intercepted electronic communication as evidence in specified proceedings if the disclosure of the communication or information would be in violation of specified provisions of law; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/29
Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
1/30
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/10
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/12
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
3/30
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/13
First Reading Judiciary
3/14
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-1)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 380

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Committee to Revise Article 27

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Evidence
Telecommunications -see also- Telephones
Telephones
Wiretapping

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 10-401 , 10-405 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 852916/01     Offered on: March 31, 2008   at: 7:50 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 12, 2008: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed (138-1)