S.F. No. 0041

Commercial electronic mail.

 

Sponsored By:                              Senator(s) Case and Representative(s) McOmie and Tipton

 

AN ACT relating to consumer protection; prohibiting deceptive electronic mail; providing definitions; providing for investigation, enforcement and penalties; providing immunity to an interactive computer service for blocking deceptive electronic mail; providing for an appropriation and authorizing a position; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/31/2002        Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/15/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/4/2003          S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Massie, Meier, Scott and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2003          S Placed on General File

 

2/6/2003          S Amendments Considered

SF0041SS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5                                          Delete "providing for an appropriation".

Page 1-line 6                                          Delete "and authorizing a position;".

Page 4-line 17                                        After "resident" insert ", or to an address that the sender knows or has reason to know is located in a state or other jurisdiction with laws similar to this state's laws regarding commercial electronic mail,".

Page 7-lines 21 through 24                 Delete and renumber.

Page 8-lines 1 through 6                     Delete.

Page 8-line 8                                          Delete "3" insert "2".  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0041SW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 4-after line 7                                 Insert and renumber:

                "(viii)  "Service provider" means an entity offering the transmission, routing or providing of connections for digital online communications between or among points specified by a user, of material of the user's choosing, without modification to the content of the material sent or received.".

Page 5-after line 9                                                 Insert and renumber:

                "(c)  For purposes of this article, a service provider does not assist in the transmission of a commercial electronic mail message in violation of this article if:

                                (i)  The activity which violates this article was not directed by the service provider or its agent;

                                (ii)  The service provider does not receive a financial benefit directly attributable to the violation of this article by one (1) of its customers; and

                                (iii)  The service provider does not provide the equipment or complete management of systems found to have an open mail relay.".  CASE

 

2/6/2003          S Passed CoW

2/7/2003          S Passed 2nd Reading

2/10/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Goodenough

Ayes 29    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2003         H Received for Introduction

2/11/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/20/2003         H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Latta, Martin, McOmie, Petersen, Prosser and Ross

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2003         H Placed on General File

2/24/2003         H Passed CoW

2/25/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2003         Assigned Number SEA 0034

2/27/2003         S President Signed SEA No. 0034

2/27/2003         H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0034

3/3/2003          Governor Signed SEA No. 0034

 

Chapter No. 0086  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.