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2007 SESSION
HB 2953 Administrative subpoena; issued for records of electronic communication service, etc.
Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Administrative subpoena; electronic communication service and remote computing service providers. Provides that attorneys for the Commonwealth have the authority to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain records and other information from electronic communication service and remote computing service providers if relevant to a legitimate law-enforcement investigation concerning child pornography and use of communications systems to facilitate certain sexual offenses with children. The bill provides a definition of what constitutes records and other information that may be obtained upon the issuance of an administrative subpoena. All records or other information received by attorneys for the Commonwealth may only be used for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 30 days. Upon completion of the investigation, the records or other information shall be destroyed if no prosecution is initiated. The bill also provides that a service provider may move to quash the administrative subpoena in any court of competent jurisdiction if the records or other information sought is unusually voluminous in nature or if compliance with the subpoena would cause an undue burden to the service provider. This bill is similar to SB 1357.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073288105 pdf
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077848232-H1 pdf
- 02/12/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070588820-S1 pdf
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2953ER) pdf
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073288105
- 01/10/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/02/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/07 House: Committee substitute printed 077848232-H1
- 02/03/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Read second time
- 02/05/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 077848232-H1
- 02/05/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2953H1
- 02/06/07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/07/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070588820-S1
- 02/13/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 070588820-S1
- 02/14/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2953S1
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/07 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2953ER)
- 02/22/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/10/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)