VA HB2170 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

False caller identification information; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causes a telephone to ring and engages in conduct that results in the display of false caller identification information on the called party's telephone. The bill raises the penalty to a Class 2 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction. The bill does not apply to the blocking of caller identification information, to law-enforcement agencies and officers, to intelligence or security agencies of the federal government and their employees, or to telecommunications, broadband, or Voice-over-Internet protocol service providers in certain circumstances.

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Title

False caller identification information; penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (Y: 96 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 1-A) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476)
2019-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-21HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
2019-02-20SenateSigned by President
2019-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2019-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB2170ER)
2019-02-19HouseEnrolled
2019-02-14HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
2019-02-14HouseSenate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
2019-02-14HousePlaced on Calendar
2019-02-12SenatePassed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
2019-02-12SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2019-02-12SenateAmendment by Senator Petersen agreed to
2019-02-12SenateReading of amendment waived
2019-02-12SenateRead third time
2019-02-11SenatePassed by for the day
2019-02-11SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-11SenatePassed Senate (22-Y 17-N 1-A)
2019-02-11SenateRead third time
2019-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06SenateReported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
2019-02-01SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2019-01-31HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
2019-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
2019-01-30HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB2170H1
2019-01-30HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 19105780D-H1
2019-01-30HouseRead second time
2019-01-29HouseRead first time
2019-01-25HouseCommittee substitute printed 19105780D-H1
2019-01-25HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2019-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2019-01-14HouseAssigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100163D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182429.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2170
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2170+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2170H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2170ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0476+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H0801V0081+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H08V0076+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2101+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0212+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0488HB2170+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0499HB2170+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0503HB2170+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0522HB2170+HB2170
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2832+HB2170

Bill Comments

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