Electronic communications; disclosure, verification and admissibility of contents. (HB924)

Introduced By

Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg) with support from co-patron Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria)

Progress

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

Description

Electronic communications; contents; admissibility. Allows the provider of an electronic communication service or remote computing service to verify the authenticity of contents of electronic communications by providing an affidavit from the custodian of the written records and reports (or the person to whom the custodian reports) certifying that they are true and complete and prepared in the regular course of business. The bill would allow the contents of electronic communications to be admissible in evidence as a business record exception to the hearsay rule. Under current law, the contents of the electronic communications are excluded from this process. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16
01/12/2016Committee
01/12/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101929D
01/12/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB924)
01/19/2016Assigned to sub: Criminal Law
01/19/2016Assigned App. sub: Criminal Law
01/19/2016Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/03/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
02/10/2016Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time
02/15/2016Committee amendment agreed to
02/15/2016Engrossed by House as amended HB924E
02/15/2016Printed as engrossed 16101929D-E
02/16/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB924E)
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/29/2016Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2016Committee substitute printed 16105907D-S1
03/01/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Read third time
03/02/2016Reading of substitute waived
03/02/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105907D-S1
03/02/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB924S1
03/02/2016Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB924S1)
03/03/2016Placed on Calendar
03/04/2016Senate substitute agreed to by House 16105907D-S1 (99-Y 0-N)
03/04/2016VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/07/2016Enrolled
03/07/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB924ER)
03/07/2016Impact statement from DPB (HB924ER)
03/07/2016Signed by Speaker
03/09/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/09/2016Signed by President
03/09/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/9/2016
03/09/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/29/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 549 (effective 7/1/16)
03/29/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0549)

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 50 seconds.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): OPPOSED, NO. THE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO, GENTLEMAN FROM WILLIAMSBURG.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, HOUSE BILL SEARCH WARRANTS THAT MUST PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE IN COURT TO TESTIFY THAT THAT IS THE DOCUMENT THEY PROVIDED. THAT IS ALL OF THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE. SO THIS SAVES THE TIME AND TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COURT AND ALLOWS THE COURT TO AUTHENTICATE 924 ALLOWS AUTHENTICATION OF VIA AFFIDAVIT. HOUSE BILL 1012 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO VIRGINIA COLLEGE BUILDING AUTHORITY, PROJECT.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB704.