Virginia House Bill 1308 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 27 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Right to privacy in electronic communications; confidential relationship; civil action. Doubles the amount of liquidated damages that may be recovered against a person who intercepts, discloses, or uses wire, electronic, or oral communications in violation of Virginia's wiretapping law if such communications are between (i) a husband and wife; (ii) an attorney and client; (iii) a licensed practitioner of the healing arts and patient; (iv) a licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, or licensed marriage and family therapist and client; or (v) a clergy member and person seeking spiritual counsel or advice. The bill increases the allowable liquidated damages from $400 a day for each day of violation or $4,000, whichever is higher, to $800 a day or $8,000, whichever is higher.

Wire, electronic, or oral communications; civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure, etc.

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Del. Robert Marshall [R]

Del. Mark Berg [R]

2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-27		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672)
2015-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 672 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-02-24		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-02-24	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
2015-02-23	Senate	Signed by President
2015-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2015-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1308ER)
2015-02-20	House	Enrolled
2015-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17	Senate	Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
2015-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2015-02-16	Senate	Passed by for the day
2015-02-13	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2015-02-11	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
2015-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-03	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2015-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1308H1
2015-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 15104020D-H1
2015-02-02	House	Read second time
2015-01-30	House	Read first time
2015-01-28	House	Committee substitute printed 15104020D-H1
2015-01-28	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2015-01-21	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
2015-01-13	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2014-11-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-11-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100035D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	504.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1308
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1308+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1308H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1308ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0672+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H0801V0023+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H08V0072+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV1774+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S03V0185+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0465HB1308+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0532HB1308+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0542HB1308+HB1308
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0543HB1308+HB1308