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2006 SESSION
HB 570 Public libraries; technology protection measures.
Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Technology protection measures; public libraries. Requires the library board or governing body of a library that receives state funding for any purpose to include in its acceptable use policy for the Internet provisions on selecting and installing on those computers that have Internet access a technology protection measure to filter or block Internet access through such computers to child pornography as set out in § 18.2-374.1:1, obscenity as defined in § 18.2-372 and, with respect to minors, materials deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in § 18.2-390. The bill also requires the policy to include a provision for disabling the technology protection measure at the request of a patron in instances of bona fide research or other lawful purposes.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065287432 pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 065386824-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065287432
- 01/10/06 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 02/06/06 House: Reported from Science and Technology (17-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/06 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/08/06 House: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan)
- 02/10/06 House: Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/06 House: Read first time
- 02/13/06 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/14/06 House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/22/06 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 065386824-S1
- 02/24/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 065386824-S1
- 02/27/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB570S1
- 02/27/06 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/06 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (23-Y 76-N)
- 03/01/06 House: VOTE: REJECTED (23-Y 76-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/06 House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/06 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/06 House: Delegates: Nixon, Reid, Dance
- 03/09/06 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/06 Senate: Senators: Wampler, Houck, Wagner
- 03/11/06 House: No further action taken
- 03/11/06 House: Failed to pass in House