Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2170 — False caller identification information; penalty.

Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/19)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causes a telephone to ring and engages in conduct that results in the display of false caller identification information on the called party's telephone. The bill raises the penalty to a Class 2 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction. The bill does not apply to the blocking of caller identification information, to law-enforcement agencies and officers, to intelligence or security agencies of the federal government and their employees, or to telecommunications, broadband, or Voice-over-Internet protocol service providers in certain circumstances.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to HB 2170 includes the addition of "CHAPTER 476" and the date "Approved March 18, 2019." This change clarifies the chapter number for the bill and confirms when it received approval. This information is important because it helps to accurately document the legislation’s enactment and aids in organizing legal codes for reference.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-429.1, relating to false caller identification information;
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version CHAPTER 476 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-429.1, relating to false caller identification information;
[H 2170] Approved   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 2170] Approved March 18, 2019   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor-Chapter 476 (effective 7/1/19)

  2. Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019

  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019

  4. Signed by President

  5. Signed by Speaker

  6. Enrolled

  7. Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)

  8. Placed on Calendar

  9. Engrossed by Senate as amended

  10. Amendment by Senator Petersen agreed to

  11. Reading of amendment waived

  12. Read third time

  13. Passed by for the day

  14. Read third time

  15. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  16. Constitutional reading dispensed

  17. Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)

  18. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2170H1

  19. Committee substitute agreed to 19105780D-H1

  20. Read second time

  21. Read first time

  22. Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

  23. Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

  24. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100163D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed Senate with amendment

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39000
Total 39000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Carrico — Yea
Dance — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed Senate

Passed 22 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221700
Total 221700
% of votes cast 56%44%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Nay
Black — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dance — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Nay
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
Spruill — Nay
Carrico — Yea
Chase — Nay
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Nay
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jeremy S. McPike — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

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Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dance — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Black — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dance — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Courts of Justice

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11400
Total 11400
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Edwards — Nay
Petersen — Nay
Saslaw — Yea
Howell — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Norment — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Campbell, J.L. — Yea
Campbell, R.R. — Yea
Collins — Yea
Gilbert — Yea
Miyares — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ransone — Yea
Toscano — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
Kimberly Pope Adams — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2170 do?
Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who, with the intent to defraud, intimidate, or harass, causes a telephone to ring and engages in conduct that results in the display of false caller identification information on the called party's telephone. The bill raises the penalty to a Class 2 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction. The bill does not apply to the blocking of caller identification information, to law-enforcement agencies and officers, to intelligence or security agencies of the federal government and their employees, or to telecommunications, broadband, or Voice-over-Internet protocol service providers in certain circumstances.
Who sponsors HB 2170?
HB 2170 is sponsored by Emily M. Jordan, Todd E. Pillion, Israel D. O'Quinn, Jeion A. Ward, and Edmunds, James E., II.
What is the current status of HB 2170?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2019. Enacted.
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