Foreign service; search warrant for electronic communications. (HB2391)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville)
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
Search warrant for electronic communications; foreign service. Provides for the issuance of a search warrant by a circuit court for information, including contents of electronic communications, held by a foreign corporation that provides electronic communication service or remote computing service in Virginia. Currently, there is no specific provision for foreign service of such a warrant and a search warrant may not access contents of electronic communications. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/14/2009 | Committee |
| 01/14/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090767432 |
| 01/14/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/20/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 01/29/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) |
| 01/30/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/30/2009 | Committee substitute printed 090912432-H1 |
| 02/03/2009 | Read first time |
| 02/04/2009 | Read second time |
| 02/04/2009 | Committee substitute agreed to 090912432-H1 |
| 02/04/2009 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2391H1 |
| 02/05/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/05/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2009 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/11/2009 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/16/2009 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2009 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2009 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/18/2009 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/18/2009 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/18/2009 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2009 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/20/2009 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/20/2009 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2009 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2391ER) |
| 02/25/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/26/2009 | Signed by President |
| 03/27/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/09) |
| 03/27/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) |