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CS/CS/SB 164: Offenses Against Computer Users [CPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Commerce ; Ring

Offenses Against Computer Users [CPSC]; Defines terms for purposes of the Florida Computer Crimes Act. Prohibits a person who is not an owner or operator of a computer from causing computer software to be copied on a computer knowingly, with conscious avoidance of actual knowledge, or willfully and without authorization taking specified actions with respect to a computer. Provides that a violation of the act is a felony of the third degree, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/3/2008 Senate • Filed
    12/17/2008 Senate • Referred to Commerce; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    2/9/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/19/09, 2:30 pm, 401-S
    2/19/2009 Senate • CS by Commerce; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/23/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Now in Judiciary
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00015; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/19/09, 2:30 pm, 401-S; CS by Commerce; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00118; CS read 1st time on 03/03/09 -SJ 00114; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute); Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00114; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00114
    3/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S
    3/18/2009 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00244; CS read 1st time on 03/24/09 -SJ 00244
    3/20/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/23/2009 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00244
    4/1/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/06/09, 4:00 pm, 37-S
    4/6/2009 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 00307
    4/7/2009 Senate • Now in Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00307
    5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/SB 164, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2009 at 2:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 219 Offenses Against Computer Users Kiar Compare Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Public Safety & Domestic Security Policy (CCJP)
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/6/2009 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    815.03 Definitions.
    815.051
    815.053
    815.055
    815.06 Offenses against computer users.

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  • CS/SB 164, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    776768 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Ring)
    3/17/2009
    12:41 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2009
    Web Page
    PDF
    142094 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Ring)
    3/17/2009
    12:41 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2009
    Web Page
    PDF
    723044 - Amendment
    Judiciary
    (Ring)
    3/17/2009
    12:41 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/18/2009
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/18/2009 9:00 AM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    815.03 Definitions.
    815.051
    815.053
    815.055
    815.06 Offenses against computer users.

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  • SB 164, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    146914 - Amendment
    Commerce
    (Rich)
    2/18/2009
    1:53 PM
    Favorable
    2/23/2009
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 844542 - Amendment to Amendment (146914)
    Commerce
    (Rich)
    2/19/2009
    9:44 AM
    Favorable
    2/23/2009
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2009 2:30 PM Commerce 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    815.03 Definitions.
    815.06 Offenses against computer users.

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