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2017 SESSION
HB 2288 Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief.
Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy; penalty; civil relief. Makes it a Class 5 felony for a person to maliciously install or cause to be installed a computer program that takes control of or restricts access to another computer or computer network, or data therein, and demand money or anything else of value to remove the computer program; restore control of or access to the computer or computer network, or data therein; or remediate the impact of the computer program. The bill adds medical information to the list of information that if obtained without authority constitutes computer invasion of privacy. The bill expands the private right of action for a person or property that is injured by a computer trespass.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17103689D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/17 House: Read first time
- 02/06/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/17 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 02/15/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)