VA HB487 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Harassment by computer or other electronic means; civil action. Creates a civil cause of action for an individual injured by a person who coerces, intimidates, or harasses such individual by computer or other electronic means, regardless of whether such person has been charged with or convicted of a corresponding criminal violation. The bill provides that such injured individual may recover for damages caused by such coercion, intimidation, or harassment and reasonable attorney fees and costs.

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Title

Harassment by computer or other electronic means; civil action.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Courts of Justice
2024-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (6-Y 0-N)
2024-01-29HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2024-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2024-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101310D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
80140.6(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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