Telephone email or texting; use of indecent or threatening language, penalty. (HB741)
Introduced By
Del. Bill Cleaveland (R-Roanoke)
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
Use of profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airways or by computer or text. Provides that any person who uses obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or makes any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threatens any illegal or immoral act with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person by sending an email or text message over a telephone is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Current law punishes such behavior when using a telephone or citizens band radio. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2010 | Committee |
01/12/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100837D |
01/12/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/19/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/25/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB741) |
01/27/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10104463D-H1 |
02/12/2010 | Read first time |
02/15/2010 | Read second time |
02/15/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10104463D-H1 |
02/15/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB741H1 |
02/16/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB741H1) |
02/16/2010 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/17/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/25/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
03/03/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2010 | Read third time |
03/08/2010 | Reading of amendment waived |
03/08/2010 | Committee amendment agreed to |
03/08/2010 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
03/08/2010 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
03/10/2010 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
03/10/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/22/2010 | Enrolled |
03/22/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB741ER) |
03/22/2010 | Impact statement from DPB (HB741ER) |
03/22/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/25/2010 | Signed by President |
04/11/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/11/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) |