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