Telephone email or texting; use of indecent or threatening language, penalty. (HB741)

Introduced By

Del. Bill Cleaveland (R-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

DateAction
01/12/2010Committee
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100837D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/19/2010Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/25/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB741)
01/27/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
02/10/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2010Committee substitute printed 10104463D-H1
02/12/2010Read first time
02/15/2010Read second time
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104463D-H1
02/15/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB741H1
02/16/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB741H1)
02/16/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/25/2010Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
03/03/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Read third time
03/08/2010Reading of amendment waived
03/08/2010Committee amendment agreed to
03/08/2010Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/08/2010Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Placed on Calendar
03/10/2010Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
03/10/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB741ER)
03/22/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB741ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)

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 20 seconds.