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SB 919 Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services, sealing of subpoena.
Introduced by: Jennifer T. Wexton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services nondisclosure of subpoena. Authorizes the Attorney General, as attorneys for the Commonwealth are currently authorized, to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain certain records and other information from electronic communication service and remote computing service providers if relevant to a law-enforcement investigation of certain pornography, abduction, and prostitution crimes. The bill requires such subpoenas to contain a provision ordering the service provider not to notify or disclose the existence of the subpoena to another person, other than an attorney to obtain legal advice, for a period of 30 days after the date on which the service provider responds to the subpoena if the attorney for the Commonwealth or Attorney General makes written certification that there is reason to believe that the victim is under the age of 18 and that the disclosure of the existence of the subpoena will endanger the life or physical safety of an individual; lead to flight from prosecution, the destruction of or tampering with evidence, or the intimidation of potential witnesses; or otherwise seriously jeopardize an investigation. This bill is identical to HB 1946.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101301D pdf
- 01/19/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103941D-S1 pdf
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER) pdf
- 03/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101301D
- 01/08/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103941D-S1
- 01/20/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15103941D-S1
- 01/21/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB919S1
- 01/22/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/22/15 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 01/22/15 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/23/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 House: Read second time
- 02/25/15 House: Read third time
- 02/25/15 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/25/15 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/25/15 House: No action taken on Amendment offered by Delegate Marshall, Robert G
- 02/25/15 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/25/15 House: Passed House with amendment (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/15 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/26/15 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (35-Y 2-N)
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/26/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/26/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)