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2015 SESSION
HB 1946 Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services.
Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services nondisclosure of subpoena. Authorizes the Attorney General, as attorneys for the Commonwealth are currently authorized, to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain certain records and other information from electronic communication service and remote computing service providers if relevant to a law-enforcement investigation of certain pornography, abduction, and prostitution crimes. The bill requires such subpoenas to contain a provision ordering the service provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the subpoena to another person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days after the date on which the service provider responds to the subpoena if the attorney for the Commonwealth or Attorney General makes written certification that there is reason to believe that the victim is under the age of 18 and that the disclosure of the existence of the subpoena will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual; lead to flight from prosecution, the destruction of or tampering with evidence, or the intimidation of potential witnesses; or otherwise seriously jeopardize an investigation. This bill is identical to SB 919.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102301D pdf
- 01/28/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104255D-H1 pdf
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1946ER) pdf
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102301D
- 01/13/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 01/26/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104255D-H1
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 02/02/15 House: Read second time
- 02/02/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104255D-H1
- 02/02/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1946H1
- 02/03/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (10-Y 0-N 2-A)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/15 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/25/15 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/15 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (35-Y 2-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/25/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/15 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 1-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1946ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/23/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 544 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/23/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0544)