Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; disclosure of personal information. (HB634)
Introduced By
Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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 |
Description
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (GDCDPA); personal information; definition; collection of same; penalty for violation; jurisdiction of district courts. Provides that no agency shall require an individual to furnish or disclose his social security number (SSN) or driver's license number unless the furnishing or disclosure of such number is (i) expressly authorized by state or federal law and (ii) essential for the performance of that agency's duties. The bill also strengthens the remedies provisions of the GDCDPA by adding civil penalties matching those in FOIA, and grants general district courts the authority to hear GDCDPA cases. Additionally, the bill has enactment clauses giving it a delayed effective date of July 1, 2009, and requires state agencies to study their own collection and use of SSNs and report to the FOIA Council and JCOTS on such collection and use by October 1, 2008. The bill also contains a fourth enactment clause providing for the gathering of similar information about the use and collection of SSNs by cities, counties and towns with a population greater than 15,000. The bill is a recommendation of the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and JCOTS. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Committee |
01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085938868 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/18/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB634) |
02/08/2008 | Reported from General Laws with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time |
02/11/2008 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House as amended HB634E |
02/11/2008 | Printed as engrossed 085938868-E |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/12/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB634E) |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/19/2008 | Assigned GL&T sub: Subcommittee #1 (FOIA) |
02/27/2008 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2008 | Passed by for the day |
03/03/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2008 | Read third time |
03/04/2008 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
03/06/2008 | Enrolled |
03/06/2008 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB634ER) |
03/06/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB634ER) |
03/06/2008 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2008 | Signed by President |
04/11/2008 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 840 (effective - see bill) |
Comments
Provides that no agency shall require an individual to furnish or disclose his social security number (SSN) or driver's license number unless the furnishing or disclosure of such number is (i) expressly authorized by state or federal law and (ii) essential for the performance of that agency's duties.