Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services, sealing of subpoena. (SB919)

Introduced By

Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)

Progress

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

Description

Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services; sealing of subpoena. Amends section that gives attorneys for the Commonwealth the authority to issue administrative subpoenas to obtain records and other information from electronic communication service and remote computing service providers if relevant to a legitimate law-enforcement investigation of certain pornography, abduction, and prostitution crimes to state that such subpoena shall be sealed if the attorney for the Commonwealth makes written certification that the disclosure of the existence of the subpoena will have an adverse result. The bill defines "adverse result." Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101301D
01/08/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/19/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2015Committee substitute printed 15103941D-S1
01/20/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/21/2015Read second time
01/21/2015Reading of substitute waived
01/21/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15103941D-S1
01/21/2015Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB919S1
01/22/2015Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
01/22/2015Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2015Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Placed on Calendar
01/30/2015Read first time
01/30/2015Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/18/2015Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/23/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
02/23/2015Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Read second time
02/25/2015Read third time
02/25/2015Pending question ordered
02/25/2015Committee amendment agreed to
02/25/2015No action taken on Amendment offered by Delegate Marshall, Robert G
02/25/2015Engrossed by House as amended
02/25/2015Passed House with amendment (97-Y 1-N)
02/25/2015VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2015Passed by temporarily
02/26/2015House amendment agreed to by Senate (35-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2015Enrolled
03/06/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER)
03/06/2015Signed by Speaker
03/07/2015Signed by President
03/10/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
03/10/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/26/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 625 (effective 7/1/15)
03/26/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 35 minutes.