Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty. (SB1384)

Introduced By

Sen. Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty. Punishes the intentional use of or selling of software to circumvent an equitable ticket-buying process on a ticket seller's website as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also clarifies the definition of "without authority" in the Computer Crimes Act and the definition of "improper means" in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and makes a violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/14/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090807328
01/14/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/15/2009Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/02/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009Committee substitute printed 090903328-S1
02/03/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2009Read second time
02/04/2009Reading of substitute waived
02/04/2009Committee substitute agreed to 090903328-S1
02/04/2009Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1384S1
02/05/2009Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2009Placed on Calendar
02/12/2009Read first time
02/12/2009Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/23/2009Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Read second time
02/25/2009Read third time
02/25/2009Passed House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/25/2009VOTE: --- PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/09/2009Enrolled
03/09/2009Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1384ER)
03/10/2009Signed by President
03/11/2009Signed by Speaker
03/27/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 321 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0321)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.