Georgia Senate Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-26 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Internet and electronic mail fraud, so as to provide definitions; to prohibit a person from using certain computers to relay or retransmit commercial e-mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or an e-mail service provider under certain circumstances; to prohibit a person from materially falsifying header information in commercial e-mail messages under certain circumstances; to prohibit a person from registering for e-mail accounts or domain names under certain circumstances; to provide for criminal and civil penalties; to provide for forfeiture; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Electronic Mail Fraud; definitions; prohibit a person from using certain computers to retransmit commercial email to deceive recipients

Sen. John Douglas [R]	Sen. Bill Heath [R]	Sen. William Jackson [R]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]
Rep. J.B. Powell [R]	Sen. Cecil Staton [R]

2009-02-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #75 - Passage (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-26		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-04-03		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2009-03-30		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-03-03		House Second Readers
2009-02-26		House First Readers
2009-02-25		Senate Passed/Adopted
2009-02-25		Senate Third Read
2009-02-12		Senate Read Second Time
2009-02-11		Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2009-01-28		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26308
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb59_As_introduced_LC_28_4482_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb59_As_passed_Senate_3.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb59_LC_29_3892S_hss_5.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb59_LC_21_0859S_hss_7.htm
Roll Call	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/votes/sv0075.htm