COMPUTER TAMPER-INTERNET SALES
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person knowingly to sell, give, possess, use, or otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of interfering with the operations of any person or entity that sells, over the Internet, tickets of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind by circumventing any security measures on the ticket seller's website, circumventing any access control systems of the ticket seller's website, or circumventing any controls or measures that are instituted by the ticket seller on its website to ensure an equitable ticket buying process.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 20, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 16, 2008
How they voted
91–0
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 115
May 16, 2008
D
Democratic64
75% Yea
R
Republican51
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
1
Committee
9
Amendments
8
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 20, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules
May 20, 2008
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
May 16, 2008
House · Amendment failed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
May 16, 2008
House · Amendment failed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
May 16, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-24)
May 1, 2008
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
Apr 14, 2008
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Apr 8, 2008
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 8, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
Apr 8, 2008
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 8, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
Apr 7, 2008
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Apr 2, 2008
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Apr 2, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
Mar 6, 2008
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
Mar 6, 2008
House · Amendment adopted
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
Mar 6, 2008
House · Amendment offered
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Feb 20, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Feb 6, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Karen May
DDemocratic
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