2001-02 Cyberterrorism/Computer Crime Legislation
as of 1/3/03
California
A.B. 1901
Status: Chaptered by Secretary of State 9/18/02, Chapter
643
Expels students for a variety of crimes, including theft or damage
of electronic files and databases.
California
A.B. 2072
Status: Chaptered by Secretary of State 9/29/02 - Chapter
1113
Authorizes the state until January 1, 2006, to hold closed sessions
to consider matters posing a threat or potential threat of criminal or
terrorist activity against state-owned personnel, property, buildings,
facilities, or equipment, including electronic data, where disclosure of
these considerations could compromise or impede safety or security.
California
A.B. 2110
Status: From committee without further action.
Enhances punishment for making threats to use a weapon of mass destruction,
including expanding the defininition to add digital communications, and
communication by conduct.
Florida
H.B. 1439
Status: Signed by governor 4/22/02, Chapter No. 2002-72
Allows law enforcement to investigate attacks on protected computers;
defines "protected computers" as those owned by a financial institution
or government agency.
Hawaii
H.B. 153
Status: To House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs
Defines "electronic communication" in penal code. Also amends harassment
and terroristic threatening statutes to plainly include electronic
communications.
Hawaii
H.B. 1201
Status: To House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs
Hawaii
S.B. 1615
Status: To Senate Committee On Economic Development And Technology
Adds offense of cyber-terrorism and cyber-terrorism of a law enforcement
officer; amends definitions of entry without disruption and computer fraud.
Illinois
H.B. 2058
Status: Filed without signature, amendatory veto overridden 12/5/02,
Public Act 92-0854
Addresses terrorist acts, including damaging or destroying communication
systems and some computer networks.
Illinois
S.B. 1646
Status: Signed by Governor 7/25/02, Public Act 92-0728
Prohibits and classifies communication service theft and allots damages.
Kansas
S.B. 594
Status: Died in committee
Among other items, defines terrorism and terrorist activities, including
"computer terrorism."
Maryland
H.B. 373
Status: In Senate Judicial Proceedings; terrorism by "electronic
communication" language stricken.
Forbids a person from threatening to commit an act of terrorism in
a specified manner and provides that a specified violation committed by
telephone or other electronic communication be deemed to have been committed
in specified locations.
Massachusetts
H.B. 4968
Status: Amended to Senate Bill 2122
Massachusetts
S.B. 2122
Status: Senate concurred in the House amendment
Establishes the crime of communicating a terroristic threat
Michigan
H.B. 5499
Status: Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
Adds the crimes of a threat of or the false reporting of terrorist
crimes and using the Internet commit terrorism to the Code of Criminal
Procedure.
Michigan
H.B. 5514
Status: Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice
Prohibits the use of the Internet or other electronic or telecommunication
system or device to disrupt critical infrastructures or governmental operations.
Michigan
S.B. 942
Status: Signed by Governor 4/9/02, Public Act 117
Provides penalties for the use of the Internet or telecommunication
system or device to disrupt critical infrastructures or government operations.
Nebraska
L.R. 326
Status: Referred to Executive Board
Examines how to provide legislative oversight of federal funds that
will be allocated to the state to prepare for possible acts of terrorism,
including cyberterrorism.
New
Jersey A.B.789
Status: In Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee
New
Jersey S.B. 1333
Status: In Senate Judiciary Committee
Revises computer crime law and enhances law enforcement's ability to
fight computer-related crime.
New York A.B.
1896
Status: Referred to Codes
Prohibits unauthorized use of computer services.
New York S.B.
6437
Status: Committed to Rules
Relates to creating the crime of cyberterrorism and estimates aggregate
damage amounts due to computer tampering should include damages to the
computer tampered with and to any other computer affected by the tampering.
New York S.B.
7645
Status: Referred to rules
Creates the crime of cyberterrorism and calculating damages caused
by computer tampering. Makes cyberterrorism a class B felony
South Carolina
H.B. 4416
Status: 7/2/02 Signed by Governor, Act No. A339
Enacts the Omnibus Terrorism Protection and Homeland Defense Act; which
makes introducing a computer virus, worm, or other damaging program into
a computer a computer crime. Provides also for crimes using anthrax; allows
an income tax deduction for state national guard or reservist; prohibits
misleading charitable solicitation during a state of emergency; provides
that school provide for a daily observance of one minute of voluntary silent
prayer.
Virginia
H.B. 453
Status: Incorporated by H.B.
1120
Provides penalties for terrorist crimes including computer trespass.
Virginia
H.B.1120
Status: Signed by Governor 4/6/02, Chapter 588
Virginia
S.B. 514
Status: Signed by Governor 4/6/02, Chapter 623
Defines terrorism; includes electronic threats in the commission of
an act of terrorism.
Virginia
S.B. 315
Status: Incorporated by S.B.
514
Defines act of terrorism and makes computer trespass in the commission
of an act of terrorism a Class 5 felony.
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