VA HB109 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-09 - House: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on December 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-09 - House: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Personal Localized Alerting Network. Requires each provider of wireless service that elects to transmit emergency alerts through the federal Personal Localized Alerting Network to offer its Virginia subscribers the capability of preventing the receipt of Presidential Alerts on their mobile devices. Federal law requires wireless carriers to give subscribers the option to block Child Abduction Emergency/AMBER Alerts or Imminent Threat Alerts, but does not allow Presidential Alerts to be blocked.
Title
Personal Localized Alerting Network.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-09 | House: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor by voice vote | |
| 2011-12-30 | House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | |
| 2011-12-30 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101193D |
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB109 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB109+hil |
