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1997 SESSION

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HB 822 Trade and commerce; digital signatures.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Trade and commerce; digital signatures. Establishes a regulatory framework for the use of digitized signatures, thereby enabling what is referred to as electronic commerce. Such framework provides the basis by which individuals and businesses can electronically authenticate business contracts and other agreements exchanged over computer networks without the necessity of obtaining pen-and-ink signatures.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 960991761  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 960991761
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 01/25/96  House: Continued to 1997 in C. I. B. (22-Y 0-N)
• 12/20/96  House: No action taken by Corporations, Insurance and Banking by voice vote