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1994 SESSION

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HB 809 Penalty for disabling computer software.

Introduced by: Alan A. Diamonstein | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Computer crimes. Creates a new offense within the Computer Crimes Act to make the use of so-called computer "time bombs" punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill makes it unlawful to knowingly sell or license computer software that includes a device or code which could enable persons other that those to whom or for whom the software is provided or maintained to disable or stop the program from running.

However, the bill specifies that this activity would not be unlawful and the criminal sanctions are not to be applied during 120 days of any trial use period.

FULL TEXT

• 01/25/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/15/94  House: Committee substitute printed LD3384204 (HB809H1)  pdf
• 02/23/94  Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3480204 (HB809S1)  pdf
• 03/25/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB809ER)  pdf
• 04/26/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0916)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/25/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/25/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/15/94  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  House: Committee substitute printed LD3384204 (HB809H1)
• 02/15/94  House: Constitutional readings dispensed
• 02/15/94  House: Committee substitute agreed to
• 02/15/94  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
• 02/15/94  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/17/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/17/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/94  Senate: Committee substitute printed LD3480204 (HB809S1)
• 02/24/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/94  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/94  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/25/94  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to
• 02/25/94  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
• 02/25/94  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/94  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/94  House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
• 03/01/94  House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
• 03/02/94  Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/94  Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/94  Senate: Senate requested conference committee
• 03/03/94  House: House acceded to request
• 03/03/94  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/03/94  House: Delegates: Diamonstein, Crittenden, Hamilton
• 03/04/94  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/04/94  Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Howell, Norment
• 03/08/94  House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/94  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/94  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 03/12/94  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/12/94  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/12/94  Conference: Senate substitute accepted by conference committee
• 03/12/94  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/25/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB809ER)
• 04/01/94  House: Enrolled
• 04/01/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/02/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/94  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/20/94  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/94  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/94  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (36-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/94  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOVERNOR'S RECOMM. (36-Y 0-N)
• 04/20/94  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/20/94  House: Reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Enacted, Chapter 916 (effective-see bill)
• 04/26/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0916)