House 0079: Relating to Communications Services

H79      GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Mack; (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley; Murzin  (Identical
  CS/S 1078)
  Communications Services; redefines & defines certain definitions;
  prohibits certain interception, reception, decryption, disruption,
  transmission, retransmission, or acquisition of access to described
  communications services & prohibits assisting others in these acts;
  prohibits advertisement of communications devices for certain unlawful
  purposes; provides criminal & civil penalties; provides for actual &
  statutory damages; provides exceptions. Amends 812.15.  EFFECTIVE DATE:
  10/01/2003.
  01/16/03 HOUSE  Prefiled
  01/29/03 HOUSE  Referred to Telecommunications (BR); Business Regulation;
                  Judiciary; Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
  03/04/03 HOUSE  Introduced, referred to Telecommunications (BR); Business
                  Regulation; Judiciary; Public Safety Appropriations (AP);
                  Appropriations -HJ 00029
  03/07/03 HOUSE  On Subcommittee agenda-- Telecommunications (BR), 03/11/03,
                  2:15 pm, 12-H
  03/11/03 HOUSE  Recommendation: Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by
                  Telecommunications (BR); YEAS  6  NAYS  0
  03/12/03 HOUSE  Now in Business Regulation
  03/14/03 HOUSE  On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation, 03/18/03, 2:00 pm,
                  Morris Hall
  03/18/03 HOUSE  Favorable with CS amendment by Business Regulation; YEAS  31
                  NAYS  0 -HJ 00228
  03/21/03 HOUSE  Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
  03/25/03 HOUSE  Now in Judiciary -HJ 00228
  03/31/03 HOUSE  On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/02/03, 1:00 pm, Morris
                  Hall
  04/02/03 HOUSE  Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS  16  NAYS  0
                  -HJ 00335
  04/08/03 HOUSE  Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
  04/10/03 HOUSE  Now in Public Safety Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00335
  04/11/03 HOUSE  On Subcommittee agenda-- Public Safety Appropriations (AP),
                  04/15/03, 4:00 pm, 12-H
  04/15/03 HOUSE  Recommendation: Favorable by Public Safety Appropriations
                  (AP); YEAS  6  NAYS  0
  04/16/03 HOUSE  Now in Appropriations
  04/22/03 HOUSE  Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 00428; Placed on Calendar
  04/24/03 HOUSE  Placed on Special Order Calendar -HJ 00587; Read second time
                  -HJ 00587; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00588; Read third time
                  -HJ 00587; Passed as amended; YEAS  109  NAYS  0 -HJ 00587
  04/24/03 SENATE In Messages
  04/28/03 SENATE Received, referred to Communication and Public Utilities;
                  Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on
                  Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00704; Withdrawn from
                  Communication and Public Utilities; Criminal Justice;
                  Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice;
                  Appropriations -SJ 00676; Substituted for CS/SB 1078
                  -SJ 00676; Read second time -SJ 00676; Amendment(s) adopted
                  -SJ 00676
  04/29/03 SENATE Read third time -SJ 00715; Passed as amended; YEAS  40
                  NAYS  0 -SJ 00715
  04/29/03 HOUSE  In returning messages
  04/30/03 HOUSE  Concurred -HJ 00920
  05/02/03 HOUSE  Passed as amended; YEAS  119  NAYS  0 -HJ 01070; Ordered
                  engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01070
  06/11/03   Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  06/24/03   Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-186
  
  

   0812.15

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