VA HB1635 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Defamation; statute of limitations. Provides that if a publisher of defamatory statements publishes anonymously or under a false identity on the Internet, an action may be filed and the statute of limitations shall be tolled until the identity of the publisher is discovered or, by the exercise of due diligence, reasonably should have been discovered.
Title
Defamation; statute of limitations, actions involving Internet.
Sponsors
| Del. David Albo [R] |
Roll Calls
2015-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 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]
2015-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 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]
2015-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-16 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128) | |
| 2015-03-16 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 128 (effective 7/1/15) | |
| 2015-02-23 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 | |
| 2015-02-23 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
| 2015-02-20 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1635ER) |
| 2015-02-19 | House | Enrolled |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-02-16 | Senate | Read third time |
| 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 HB1635H1 |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 15103982D-H1 |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Read second time |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Committee substitute printed 15103982D-H1 |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 2015-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2015-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101424D |
