Computer and digital forensic services; exempt from regulation as private security service business. (HB2271)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna)

Progress

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

Description

Computer and digital forensic services; exempt from regulation as a private security service business.  Exempts from regulation as a private security service business any individual engaged in (i) computer or digital forensic services or in the acquisition, review, or analysis of digital or computer-based information, whether for purposes of obtaining or furnishing information for evidentiary or other purposes or for providing expert testimony before a court, or (ii) network or system vulnerability testing, including network scans and risk assessment and analysis of computers connected to a network. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102595D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
01/26/2011Reported from Science and Technology with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2011Committee substitute printed 11104665D-H1
01/27/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2271)
01/27/2011Read first time
01/28/2011Read second time
01/28/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104665D-H1
01/28/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2271H1
01/31/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/31/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/01/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/16/2011Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Read third time
02/21/2011Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2011Enrolled
02/25/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2271ER)
02/26/2011Signed by Speaker
02/28/2011Signed by President
03/10/2011Impact statement from DPB (HB2271ER)
03/18/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/11)
03/18/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263)

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 30 seconds.