Computer trespass; adds spyware to crimes. (HB2353)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) with support from co-patrons Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), and Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg)
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
Computer trespass; spyware; penalty. Adds keyboard loggers and bots and zombies to the list of computer trespass crimes. The bill makes it a Class 6 felony for a person to install or cause to be installed, or collect information through, software capable of recording all or a majority of the keystrokes on the computer of another. The bill also makes it a crime to install or cause to be installed on the computer of another, computer software that takes control of that computer. The bill adds a provision that enhances a violation of 18.2-152.4 to a Class 6 felony if a person installs software, in violation of the section, on more than five computers of another. Read the Bill »
Status
03/19/2007: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Committee |
01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075707162 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee on Science and Technology |
01/12/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2353) |
01/29/2007 | Reported from Science and Technology (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2007 | Read first time |
02/01/2007 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/02/2007 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
02/05/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/05/2007 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/19/2007 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2007 | Passed by for the day |
02/21/2007 | Read third time |
02/21/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/21/2007 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/21/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/21/2007 | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2007 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
02/21/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/22/2007 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N) |
02/22/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2007 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB2353ER) |
03/08/2007 | Enrolled |
03/08/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2353ER) |
03/08/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
03/11/2007 | Signed by President |
03/12/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2353ER) |
03/19/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 483 (effective 7/1/07) |
03/27/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0483) |