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1998 SESSION

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HB 651 Threats communicated to people, electronically; penalty.

Introduced by: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Written threats communicated to people. Provides that if any person writes or composes or sends any form of electronic communication producing a visual or electronic message, containing a threat to kill or do bodily injury to a person, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. The law formerly only included written communication. Now an e-mail message will be specifically included.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988669140  pdf
• 02/15/98  House: Printed as engrossed 988669140-E  pdf
• 03/24/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB651ER)  pdf
• 05/01/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/22/98  House: Consent to introduce
• 01/22/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 988669140
• 01/22/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/09/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/98  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (24-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/98  House: Read first time
• 02/15/98  House: Read second time
• 02/15/98  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/15/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/15/98  House: Printed as engrossed 988669140-E
• 02/16/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/98  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/98  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-com: Criminal Law and Procedure
• 03/04/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/98  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 03/05/98  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rereferred by Fin. (17-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/98  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 03/08/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/10/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/24/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB651ER)
• 03/30/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/30/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/31/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 687 (effective 7/1/98)
• 05/01/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687)