HOUSE BILL 1320

Sponsored By:

Delegates Quinter, Amedori, Carter, Dumais, Gutierrez, Kelly, Lee, McComas, McMillan, Shank, Simmons, and Sophocleus

Entitled:

Maryland Spam Deterrence Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from using specified protected computers to relay or retransmit commercial electronic mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or an electronic mail service provider under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from materially falsifying header information in commercial electronic mail messages under specified circumstances; prohibiting a person from registering for electronic mail accounts or domain names under specified circumstances; providing for specified penalties and fines; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/13

First Reading Judiciary

2/25

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/31

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

4/10

Returned Passed

5/26

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

Senate Action

4/1

First Reading Senate Rules

4/9

Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

4/12

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/9

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/10

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13

Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B

Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30

Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING

ATTORNEY GENERAL

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE -see also- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER

FORFEITURE

NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES

PENALTIES

REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

STATUTES OF LIMITATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Law

( 3-805.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 682518/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2004   at: 11:17 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 31, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

April 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)