VA HB1007 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 25-1-1)
Status: Passed on April 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)

Summary

Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality; immunity. Provides that papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence or any terrorism investigation in the possession of the Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center within the Department of State Police is confidential and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act or the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. The Department must conduct an annual review of such information and remove any which is determined to not have a nexus to terroristic activity. The bill also provides that people who have access to information maintained by the Fusion Center are not subject to subpoena in any civil action concerning criminal intelligence information maintained by the Fusion Center. The bill restricts the release or dissemination of information without prior authorization from the Fusion Center and punishes any person who knowingly disseminates information with a Class 1 misdemeanor. If such unauthorized release or dissemination results in death or serious bodily injury the penalty is a Class 4 felony. There is an immunity provision for people who furnish information on criminal violations to a governmental entity established for the purposes of detecting and preventing acts of terrorism.

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Title

Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-04-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792)
2008-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-26 Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-24 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1007ER)
2008-03-24 House: Enrolled
2008-03-08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
2008-03-08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
2008-03-06 House: Delegates: Jones, D.C., Janis, Lingamfelter
2008-03-06 House: Conferees appointed by House
2008-03-06 Senate: Senators: Reynolds, Hurt, Stolle
2008-03-06 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2008-03-06 House: House acceded to request
2008-03-06 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
2008-03-06 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2008-03-05 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N)
2008-03-05 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1007S1
2008-03-04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 081575580-S1
2008-03-04 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-03-04 Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29 Senate: Committee substitute printed 081575580-S1
2008-02-28 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2008-02-14 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-02-13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
2008-02-12 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
2008-02-11 House: Printed as engrossed 084636824-E
2008-02-11 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1007E
2008-02-11 House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-02-11 House: Read second time
2008-02-09 House: Read first time
2008-02-08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 2-N)
2008-02-08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-02-08 House: Referred from Appropriations by voice vote
2008-02-01 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2008-02-01 House: Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084636824

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