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HOUSE BILL 778

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 619/96 - JUD

Sponsored By:
Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, Frank, Kopp, Dembrow, Turner, Getty, T. Murphy, Petzold, and D. Davis

Entitled:
Crimes - Electronic Mail Misuse - Penalties

Synopsis:

Amending provisions of law relating to the misuse of telephones to provide that these prohibitions will also apply to electronic mail; making stylistic changes; and making provisions of a specified statute severable.

Legislative History

House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
2/5
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate Action
3/14
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Timothy D. Murphy, District 47A
Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMPUTERS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
HARASSMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 555A )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 771780/1 (WordPerfect / PDF) Offered on: MARCH 11, 1997 at: 10:42 Status: Adopted



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