2005-2006 Regular Session - SB 62
Georgia Slam Spam E-mail Act; deceptive commercial
e-mail; criminal penalties
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Committees
First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computer systems protections, so as to add a new part to create the new crime of initiation of deceptive commercial e-mail; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for civil relief and venue for civil proceedings; to provide for certain prosecuting officials to prosecute deceptive commercial e-mail; to provide for applicability; to provide for exceptions; to change provisions relating to the definition of racketeering activity in the Georgia RICO Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
Jul/01/2005 - Effective Date
Apr/19/2005 - Act 46
Apr/19/2005 - Senate Date Signed by Governor
Apr/18/2005 - Senate Sent to Governor
Mar/29/2005 - House Passed/Adopted
Mar/29/2005 - House Third Readers
Mar/24/2005 - House Postponed
Mar/17/2005 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Mar/10/2005 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Mar/10/2005 - House Second Readers
Mar/04/2005 - House First Readers
Mar/03/2005 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Mar/03/2005 - Senate Third Read
Feb/14/2005 - Senate Read Second Time
Feb/10/2005 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Jan/26/2005 - Senate Read and Referred
Jan/25/2005 - Senate Hopper
Footnotes
3/10/05 Withdrawn from JudyNC and recommitted to S&T in House; 3/24/05 Postponed in House until 3/29/05
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