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2005 SESSION

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HB 2631 Computer crimes; changes in provisions, penalties.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Computer crimes; penalties. Revises provisions in the Virginia Computer Crimes Act relating to computer fraud and redefines computer invasion of privacy by including the unauthorized gathering of identifying information and punishes subsequent offenses and transferring the information to another or use of the information in the commission of another crime as a Class 6 felony. Currently, the offense is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. Additionally, the fraudulent gathering of such information is punished as a Class 6 felony, a new crime, and transferring the information to another or use of the information in the commission of another crime is a Class 5 felony.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057933134  pdf | impact statements
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053844204-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/05  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 057933134
• 01/12/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/05  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/01/05  House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Public Safety
• 02/03/05  House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053844204-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Read first time
• 02/07/05  House: Read second time
• 02/07/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 053844204-H1
• 02/07/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2631H1
• 02/08/05  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/09/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/05  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/05  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/05  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2631ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 837 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/04/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837)