CS/SB 438: Commercial Electronic Messages
GENERAL BILL by Communication and Public Utilities ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Siplin ; Cowin ; Margolis ; Miller ; Posey
Commercial Electronic Messages; prohibits person from transmitting commercial electronic mail message that uses third party's Internet domain name without permission or message that contains false or misleading information; provides damages & award for attorney's fees & costs, & in lieu of actual damages, if provider so chooses, greater of $10 for each unsolicited commercial electronic mail message transmitted or $25,000 per day, etc.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2003 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate |
• Referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Communication and Public Utilities; Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; Judiciary -SJ 00029 |
| 4/3/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Communication and Public Utilities, 04/08/03, 9:00 am, 110-S |
| 4/8/2003 | Senate |
• CS by Communication and Public Utilities; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00382; CS read first time on 04/10/03 -SJ 00392 |
| 4/9/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services -SJ 00382; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services, 04/14/03, 11:00 am, 412-K |
| 4/14/2003 | Senate |
• Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00424 |
| 4/15/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00424 |
| 4/23/2003 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00501; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 4/25/2003 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00646; Read second time -SJ 00624; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00624; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00624 |
| 4/28/2003 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00662; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00662 |
| 4/28/2003 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/2/2003 | House |
• Died in Messages |