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1999 SESSION

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HB 1671 Voluntary disclosure & exchange of Y2K readiness info.

Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Voluntary disclosure and free exchange of “Year 2000” readiness information. Provides immunity from liability for damages to any person for injury resulting from disclosing information, in good faith, about “the Year 2000 problem,” or “a Year 2000 failure,” affecting computer systems and programs. The bill would not, however, limit liability for those persons who disclose Year 2000 information for profit or which is material and false, inaccurate, or misleading, as specified; nor would it affect any other remedy available. The bill contains an emergency clause and is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 994576860  pdf
• 02/09/99  House: Printed as engrossed 994576860-E  pdf
• 03/01/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1671ER)  pdf
• 04/09/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed w/emg. clause 994576860
• 01/13/99  House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
• 01/22/99  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 01/22/99  House: Reported from S. T. w/amds. (10-Y 7-N)
• 01/22/99  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/08/99  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (22-Y 2-N)
• 02/08/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Read second time
• 02/09/99  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/09/99  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/09/99  House: Printed as engrossed 994576860-E
• 02/09/99  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/99  House: Passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/17/99  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/99  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1671ER)
• 03/01/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 859 (effective 3/29/99)
• 04/09/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0859)