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HB 741 Telephone email or texting; use of indecent or threatening language, penalty.
Introduced by: William H. Cleaveland | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by computer or text. Provides that any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person when any electronically transmitted message is received or transmitted by telephone is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Current law punishes such behavior when simply using a telephone or citizens band radio.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100837D pdf | impact statement
- 02/10/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104463D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB741ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100837D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/27/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104463D-H1
- 02/12/10 House: Read first time
- 02/15/10 House: Read second time
- 02/15/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104463D-H1
- 02/15/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB741H1
- 02/16/10 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/25/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 03/03/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/08/10 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/08/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/08/10 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/10 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/22/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB741ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)