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2007 SESSION
HB 2197 Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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, installing and activating 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. The bill is identical to Senate Bill 1393.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075197432 pdf | impact statement
- 01/30/07 House: Committee substitute printed 075737432-H1 pdf
- 02/01/07 House: Printed as engrossed 075737432-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 072797432-S1 pdf
- 03/08/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2197ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075197432
- 01/09/07 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 01/29/07 House: Reported from Science and Technology with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/07 House: Committee substitute printed 075737432-H1
- 01/31/07 House: Read first time
- 02/01/07 House: Read second time
- 02/01/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 075737432-H1
- 02/01/07 House: Amendment by Delegate Nixon agreed to
- 02/01/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB2197EH1
- 02/01/07 House: Printed as engrossed 075737432-EH1
- 02/02/07 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 14-N)
- 02/02/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 14-N)
- 02/02/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/05/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 072797432-S1
- 02/16/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 072797432-S1
- 02/20/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2197S1
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (31-Y 9-N)
- 02/21/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/07 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (85-Y 12-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (85-Y 12-N)
- 03/08/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2197ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 470 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/27/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)