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2010 SESSION
SB 494 Electronic communication or remote computing service; provider may verify authenticity of reports.
Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Admissibility of records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service. Provides that the provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service may verify the authenticity of the written reports or records that it discloses pursuant to a search warrant, court order, etc., excluding the contents of electronic communications, by providing an affidavit from the custodian of those written reports or records or from a person to whom said custodian reports certifying that they are true and complete and that they are prepared in the regular course of business. The bill also provides that when so authenticated, the written reports and records are admissible in evidence as a business records exception to the hearsay rule.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101883D pdf
- 02/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104813D-S1 pdf
- 03/08/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105815D-H1 pdf
- 03/13/10 Senate: Conference substitute printed 10106064D-S2 pdf
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB494ER) pdf
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101883D
- 01/13/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/14/10 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/08/10 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104813D-S1
- 02/09/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104813D-S1
- 02/10/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB494S1
- 02/11/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/16/10 House: Read first time
- 02/16/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 03/03/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105815D-H1
- 03/09/10 House: Read second time
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to
- 03/09/10 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105815D-H1
- 03/09/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB494H1
- 03/09/10 House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 03/11/10 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/11/10 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senators: Hurt, Reynolds, Petersen
- 03/11/10 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/10 House: Delegates: Griffith, Gilbert, Herring
- 03/13/10 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/10 Senate: Conference substitute printed 10106064D-S2
- 03/13/10 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/22/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB494ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 721 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/13/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)