HB 2170

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2019 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2019
  • Passed House Jan 31, 2019
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 18, 2019

False caller identification information; penalty.

Abstract

Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causesĀ a telephone to ringĀ 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.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Mar 18, 2019

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/19)

Feb 21, 2019

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019

Feb 20, 2019

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 19, 2019

House

Enrolled

House

Signed by Speaker

Feb 14, 2019

House

Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)

House

Placed on Calendar

Feb 12, 2019

Senate

Read third time

Senate

Reading of amendment waived

Senate

Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to

Senate

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Feb 11, 2019

Senate

Passed by for the day

Senate

Read third time

Feb 01, 2019

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed

Jan 31, 2019

House

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)

Jan 30, 2019

House

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2170H1

House

Committee substitute agreed to 19105780D-H1

House

Read second time

Jan 29, 2019

House

Read first time

Jan 14, 2019

House

Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 08, 2019

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100163D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Senate amendments engrossed HTML
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted HTML
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100163D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 19105780D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2170ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0476) HTML

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