Computer Services And Uses
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; Secretary of Transportation to study. [SB-1363]
Secretary of Transportation to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; report. Requires the Secretary of Transportation or his designee to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a one-stop online portal for citizen address changes in order to develop a single statewide address database for utilization by state entities. The task force shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its findings and recommendations by November 1,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0553) on 03/16/2017
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School boards, local; lead testing of potable water in schools. [SB-1359]
Local school boards; school buildings; potable water; lead testing. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a plan to test for lead and, if necessary, remediate potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority for testing, giving priority in such testing plan to schools whose school building was constructed, in whole or in part, before 1986.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0628) on 03/20/2017
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Computer trespass; penalty. [SB-1377]
Computer trespass; penalty. Expands the crime Computer trespass; penalty. Expands the crime of computer trespass to provide that the prohibited actions that constitute computer trespass are criminalized if done through intentionally deceptive means and without authority and specifies that a computer hardware or software provider, an interactive computer service, or a telecommunications or cable operator does not have to provide notice of its activities to a computer user that a reasonable computer user should expect may occur.
Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Voter registration; deadline for registration by electronic means. [SB-1303]
Voter registration; deadline for registration by electronic means. Requires that voter registration applications made by electronic means be made by 5:00 p.m. on the final day for registration before an election and that the principal office of each general registrar close for voter registration purposes at 5:00 p.m. on the final day of registration; the same deadline applies to the receipt of certain mail voter registration applications.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Vogel
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on local government or circuit court website. [SB-1368]
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on local government or circuit court website. Provides that, in lieu of newspaper advertisements, foreclosure sales shall be advertised at the courthouse and on the website of the public government of the locality served by the court or of the circuit court for the county or city in which the property to be sold is located, and that the clerk shall place a small notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the city or county in which the property to be sold is located informing the public
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment
Committee Substitute Printed To Lis Only 17105067d-s1 on 02/01/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Computer crimes; penalties. [SB-1378]
RICO; computer crimes; penalties. Adds certain felony offenses contained in the Virginia Computer Crimes Act as qualifying offenses under the Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. Such crimes include computer fraud, transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail, computer trespass, computer invasion of privacy, using a computer to gather identifying information, and theft of computer services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/31/2017
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Government records; digital certification. [SB-1341]
Digital certification of government records. Provides for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, in cooperation with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, to develop standards for the use of digital signatures by government agencies on electronic records generated by such agencies. The bill further provides that such agencies may provide copies of digital records, via a website or upon request, and may charge a fee of $5 for each digitally certified copy of an electronic record. Any digitally certified record submitted to a court in the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0738) on 03/24/2017
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Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; meetings by teleconference. [HB-2316]
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; meetings by teleconference. Provides that the remote locations from which additional members of the Commission participate in a Commission meeting that is conducted through electronic communication means shall not be required to be open to the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Left In General Laws on 02/08/2017
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Consumer finance companies; SCC authorized to license out-of-state companies, etc. [HB-2310]
Consumer finance companies located in other states. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to license out-of-state consumer finance companies, including lenders that operate via the Internet. Existing law does not provide for the licensing of a consumer finance lender that does not operate from a location within Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore
Tabled In Commerce And Labor By Voice Vote on 01/19/2017
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Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post. [HB-2297]
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0798) on 04/05/2017
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Acute psychiatric patient registry; DBHDS to develop and administer. [SB-1222]
Acute psychiatric patient registry. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and administer an acute psychiatric patient registry to collect, aggregate, and display de-identified information about individuals who meet the criteria for temporary detention to facilitate the timely identification of a facility for temporary detention and treatment of the individual. The bill provides that every state facility, community services board, behavioral health authority, and private provider of mental health services
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Stricken From Docket By Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/20/2017
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Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [SB-1230]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application in accordance with federal regulations and is transmitted to a pharmacy as an electronic data
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0429) on 03/13/2017
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Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief. [HB-2288]
Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy; penalty; civil relief. Makes it a Class 5 felony for a person to maliciously install or cause to be installed a computer program that takes control of or restricts access to another computer or computer network, or data therein, and demand money or anything else of value to remove the computer program; restore control of or access to the computer or computer network, or data therein; or remediate the impact of the computer program. The bill adds medical information to the list of information that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Collins
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 02/15/2017
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Electronic credentials; creates standards for DMV in issuing, reviewing, etc., report. [HB-2229]
Electronic Credentials Act; report. Creates standards for the Department of Motor Vehicles in issuing, reviewing, and displaying electronic credentials. The Electronic Credentials Act establishes fees for access to electronic credentials and standards for a verification system that would allow users to verify the authenticity of electronic credentials.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Villanueva
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0697) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form. [HB-2146]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form. Requires the Freedom of Information Advisory Council to develop an online public comment form to be posted on its official public government website to enable any requester to comment on the quality of assistance provided to the requester by a public body. The bill also requires all state public bodies subject to the provisions of FOIA and any county or city, and any town with a population of more than 250, to post a link on its official
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Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0645) on 03/20/2017
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Virginia Service Members Civil Relief Act; supplements protections afforded under federal Act. [HB-2147]
Virginia Service Members Civil Relief Act. Supplements the protections afforded under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by allowing service members to terminate or suspend a contract for the provision of telecommunication services, Internet services, television services, athletic club or gym memberships, or commercial mobile radio services at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for a period of service of at least 90 days to a location that does not support the contract. The bill sets out the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty. [SB-1138]
Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities; penalty. Increases the Class 1 misdemeanor computer trespass crimes to a Class 6 felony if the computer targeted is one that is exclusively for the use of, or used by or for, the Commonwealth, a local government within the Commonwealth, or certain public utilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/31/2017
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Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post. [SB-1144]
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0250) on 02/24/2017
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Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. [HB-2182]
Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration. Provides for the electronic transmission by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Elections of certain information for any person coming into an office of the Department of Motor Vehicles or accessing its website in order to (i) apply for, replace, or renew a driver's license, (ii) apply for, replace, or renew a special identification card, or (iii) change an address on an existing driver's license
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [HB-2165]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application and provides that Schedule II through V prescriptions must be transmitted in accordance with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0115) on 02/21/2017