l9n/ Connecticut

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7304

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPUTER EXTORTION BY USE OF RANSOMWARE.

Became law as Public Act 17-223, signed July 10, 2017, 110 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish the crime of computer extortion by the use of ransomware.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Terry B. Adams, Rosa C. Rebimbas, James M. Albis

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Paul R. Doyle, Steve Cassano, Bob Duff

    Its course

    March 22 to July 10, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action18 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 22 to May 1655 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 22 to Mar 319 days

    In the SenateMay 16 to Jun 722 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2922 days

    With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1011 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 22 – May 16

    1. Mar 22Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 23Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 31Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 16Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 18 – Jun 7

    1. May 18Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 7Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 10

    1. Jun 23Numbered Public Act 17-223
    2. Jun 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 10Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 31Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 18FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 18HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 18FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 16HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Jun 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 29TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jul 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor