HB570: Public libraries; technology protection measures.
Chief Patron
Del.
Sam Nixon (R-27)

Sam Nixon
(R-27)
Richmond, VA
Served: 1994–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
Bill is Dead
View Entire History
- 01/10/2006 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065287432
- 01/10/2006 Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
- 01/27/2006 Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB570)
- 02/06/2006 Reported from Science and Technology (17-Y 2-N)
- 02/06/2006 Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/08/2006 Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan)
- 02/10/2006 Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2006 Read first time
- 02/13/2006 Read second time and engrossed
- 02/14/2006 Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/2006 VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
- 02/14/2006 Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/15/2006 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/22/2006 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2006 Committee substitute printed 065386824-S1
- 02/24/2006 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Read third time
- 02/27/2006 Reading of substitute waived
- 02/27/2006 Committee substitute agreed to 065386824-S1
- 02/27/2006 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB570S1
- 02/27/2006 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2006 Placed on Calendar
- 03/01/2006 Senate substitute rejected by House (23-Y 76-N)
- 03/01/2006 VOTE: REJECTED (23-Y 76-N)
- 03/03/2006 Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2006 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2006 Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/2006 House acceded to request
- 03/07/2006 Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/2006 Delegates: Nixon, Reid, Dance
- 03/09/2006 Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/2006 Senators: Wampler, Houck, Wagner
- 03/11/2006 No further action taken
- 03/11/2006 Failed to pass in House
Summary
Technology protection measures; public libraries. Requires
the library board or governing body of a library that receives state funding
for any purpose to include in its acceptable use policy for the Internet
provisions on selecting and installing on those computers that have Internet
access a technology protection measure to filter or block Internet access
through such computers to child pornography as set out in § 18.2-374.1:1,
obscenity as defined in § 18.2-372 and, with respect to minors, materials
deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in § 18.2-390. The bill also requires
the policy to include a provision for disabling the technology protection
measure at the request of a patron in instances of bona fide research or other
lawful purposes. View Full Text »
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