Computer Services And Uses
Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Planning and Budget, Director of Department of; required to have searchable budget database website. [HB-423]
Searchable budget database website. Requires the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to maintain a searchable budget database website that would allow persons to search and aggregate information for individual or specific appropriations or budget items. The Director would be required to have the database operational by July 1, 2009. When fully operational, all data in the database would be maintained for a minimum of 10 years. The bill would require to the Director to work with the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Joint Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall House: Incorporated By Appropriations (hb1360-cline) By Voice Vote on 01/30/2008
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Website address; unauthorized use of person's name. [HB-409]
Unauthorized use of person's name in website address; damages. Provides that a person who uses the name of another in an internet website address without the written consent of such other person and with the intent to deceive the public that the website is owned, operated, or authorized by such other person is liable to that person for damages in the amount of $1,000 or three times the amount of actual damages, whichever is greater.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Compromised Data Notification Act; created. [HB-390]
Compromised Data Notification Act. Creates the Compromised Data Notification Act, which, following discovery or notification of a breach of a security system, requires a state agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information to provide notice of the breach to all residents of Virginia whose unencrypted personal information was or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person. The notice shall be given in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum House: Incorporated By Science And Technology (hb1469-byron) By Voice Vote on 02/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Computer invasion of privacy; personal information. [HB-385]
Computer invasion of privacy; personal information; penalties. Expands the type of information, the examination of which without authority would constitute the crime of computer invasion of privacy, to include any personal information relating to any other person as well as another person's name and date of birth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Computer crimes; exclusion of evidence. [HB-386]
Computer crimes; exclusion of evidence. Provides that information or evidence acquired in violation of Article 7.1, dealing with computer crimes, of Chapter 5 of Title 18.2 may not be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial or other proceeding.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Computer trespass; alters elements of crime. [HB-384]
Computer trespass; penalty. Alters the elements of the crime of computer trespass, no longer requiring that a person act with malicious intent in order to be guilty but requiring that the crime be committed without the consent and authorization of the computer's owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Highway welcome and exit signs; localities may put up within highway rights-of-way. [HB-373]
Highway "welcome" signs and exit signs. Allows local governing bodies to put up "welcome" signs within highway rights-of-way or within sight of highway rights-of-way to welcome travelers. These signs may include statements or phrases such as "birthplace of __________," "site of the __________," or "home of the __________." Such signs may also display the Internet web address of the locality's official website. The bill also provides for display of the Internet address of a locality's official website on exit signs on controlled access highways.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico House: Left In Transportation on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Textbook purchases; Board of Education shall publish list of approved textbooks, publisher, etc. [HB-354]
Textbook purchasing contracts. Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill (i) expands the definition of textbook to include print and electronic media; (ii) reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated Code; (iii) provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them; and (iv) allows any private school to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0663) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Computer Recovery and Recycling Act; adoption and implementation of recovery plan. [HB-344]
Computer Recovery and Recycling Act; penalties. Requires the manufacturer of more than 500 items of computer equipment to adopt and implement a recovery plan providing for the reasonably convenient collection, recycling, and reuse of computer equipment returned by a consumer in the Commonwealth. The manufacturer must also affix a permanent, readily visible label to the computer equipment with the manufacturer's brand before a manufacturer may offer computer equipment for sale in the Commonwealth. Examples of collection methods meeting the recovery
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0541) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Cathode ray tubes; disposal bans. [HB-343]
Cathode ray tubes; disposal bans. Permits localities to prohibit the disposal of cathode ray tubes in any waste-to-energy or solid waste disposal facility within its jurisdiction, provided the locality has implemented a recycling program that is capable of handling all cathode ray tubes generated within its jurisdiction. Previously the ban only applied to privately operated landfills.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0012) on 02/25/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include computers and related equipment. [HB-263]
Sales and use tax; school supplies sales tax holiday. Adds computers and related equipment costing no more than $1,500 to the list of property exempt from tax during the school supplies sales and use tax holiday, beginning in 2008. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Frederick House: Incorporated By Finance (hb57-lingamfelter) By Voice Vote on 02/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Nutrition and physical activity best practices database; Department of Education to develop. [HB-246]
Department of Education; best practices database. Requires the Department of Education to develop a database of local school divisions' best practices regarding nutrition and physical education, including results of wellness-related fitness assessments. The database shall be accessible to all local school divisions and the Department of Health, and no school division shall be required to submit information to the database. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: No sponsors Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0047) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Hospital emergency departments; ability to access electronic health records. [HB-247]
Hospital emergency departments; ability to access electronic health records. Requires all hospitals that (i) engage in diversion at any time and (ii) use electronic health records to have the information technology capability to access electronic health records of other hospitals engaging in diversion in their emergency departments.
Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Continued To 2009 In Health, Welfare And Institutions By Voice Vote on 01/24/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Planning and Budget, Director of Department; required to have searchable budget database website. [HB-203]
Searchable budget database website. Requires the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget to maintain a searchable budget database website that would allow persons to search and aggregate information for individual or specific appropriations or budget items. The Director would be required to have the database operational by July 1, 2009. When fully operational, all data in the database would be maintained for a minimum of 10 years. The bill would repeal a current provision that requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to maintain an online
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall House: Incorporated By Appropriations (hb1360-cline) By Voice Vote on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Appropriation act and budget bills; searchable electronic copies. [HB-201]
Appropriation act and budget bills; searchable electronic copies. Requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to maintain on its website an electronic copy of the current appropriations act and any amendments thereto, and an electronic copy of any budget bill submitted for a new biennium, and all amendments thereto. The electronic copies shall be completely and easily searchable by the citizens of the Commonwealth using a commercial search engine. This bill is incorporated into
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall House: Incorporated By Appropriations (hb1360-cline) By Voice Vote on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database. [HB-176]
Payday Loan Act; database. Requires the State Corporation Commission, by January 1, 2009, to certify and contract with one or more third parties to develop, implement, and maintain an Internet-accessible database, and requires payday lenders to query the database prior to making any loan to determine whether an applicant is eligible for the loan. Fifty cents may be charged to defray the costs of using the database. The proceeds from the fees shall be used only for the payment of the expenses of the administration of the Payday Loan Act and of the
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Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Incorporated By Commerce And Labor (hb12-oder) By Voice Vote on 02/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Telecommuting; Secretary of Technology report annually to General Assembly. [HB-1563]
Telecommuting; reports to the General Assembly. Requires the Secretary of Technology to work in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration and Secretary of Transportation in advising and assisting the public and private sectors regarding telecommuting. The bill also places the primary reporting responsibility with the Secretary of Technology, as opposed to the Secretary of Administration. The Secretary of Technology must report annually by October 1 to the General Assembly on the status and efficiency of telecommuting in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Hugo House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database. [HB-1505]
Payday Loan Act; database. Requires the State Corporation Commission, by January 1, 2009, to certify and contract with one or more third parties to develop, implement, and maintain an Internet-accessible database, and requires payday lenders to query the database prior to making any loan to determine whether an applicant is eligible for the loan. A fee of not more than $1 may be charged to defray the costs of using the database. The database provider will own the information contained in the database and be responsible for protecting the confidentiality
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron Senate: Passed By For The Day In Commerce And Labor By Voice Vote on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Compromised Data Notification Act; created. [HB-1504]
Compromised Data Notification Act. Creates the Compromised Data Notification Act, which, following discovery or notification of a breach of a security system, requires a state agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information to provide notice of the breach to all residents of Virginia whose unencrypted personal information was or is reasonably believed to have been acquired by an unauthorized person. The notice shall be given in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron House: Incorporated By Science And Technology (hb1469-byron) By Voice Vote on 02/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places, exceptions. [HB-1476]
Elections; voting equipment; wireless communications at polling places. Provides exceptions to the prohibition on wireless communications to or from voting devices at the polls on election day. First, the prohibition will not apply to voting equipment purchased by a locality before July 1, 2007. Second, electronic pollbooks may be used. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0393) on 03/11/2008