SB 62 - Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act; deceptive commercial e-mail; criminal penalties

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Committees

Current Status

04/19/05 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computer systems protections, so as to add a new part to create the new crime of initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for civil relief and venue for civil proceedings; to provide for certain prosecuting officials to prosecute deceptive commercial e-mail; to provide for applicability; to provide for exceptions; to change provisions relating to the definition of racketeering activity in the Georgia RICO Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/03/05 11:01 AM Senate Vote #136 018 033 003 002 MOTION TO REORGANIZE THE CALENDAR
03/03/05 11:03 AM Senate Vote #137 021 030 003 002 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY SENATOR FROM THE 42ND TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/03/05 11:05 AM Senate Vote #138 011 041 002 002 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY SENATOR FROM THE 23RD TO COMMITTEE SUB
03/03/05 11:07 AM Senate Vote #139 050 003 001 002 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/29/05 12:02 PM House Vote #426 161 000 014 005 PASS

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
01/26/2005 Senate Read and Referred
02/10/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/14/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/03/2005 Senate Third Read
03/03/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/04/2005 House First Readers
03/10/2005 House Second Readers
03/10/2005 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/17/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/24/2005 House Postponed
03/29/2005 House Third Readers
03/29/2005 House Passed/Adopted
04/18/2005 Senate Sent to Governor
04/19/2005 Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/19/2005 Act 46
07/01/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/10/05 Withdrawn from JudyNC and recommitted to S&T in House
3/24/05 Postponed in House until 3/29/05