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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1320

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 604
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)
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