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Bill	Computer trespass; expands the crime.	Computer trespass; penalty. Expands the crime of computer trespass to provide that the prohibited actions that constitute computer trespass are criminalized if done through intentionally deceptive means and without authority and specifies that a computer hardware or software provider, an interactive computer service, or a telecommunications or cable operator does not have to provide notice of its activities to a computer user that a reasonable computer user should expect may occur. This bill incorporates SB 844.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	SB 378	Virginia SB 378 (2020)	bill		enacted	John J. Bell	4	33	6	2020-01-06	2020-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/ae33f8db-2577-429c-8992-3ec77f4d0502	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB378	debfc9712595343e4e7d5cc33c9bb231c415f386f1edc5e74fe7be3e220eb923	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia SB 378 (2020) — Computer trespass; expands the crime.

Computer trespass; penalty. Expands the crime of computer trespass to provide that the prohibited actions that constitute computer trespass are criminalized if done through intentionally deceptive means and without authority and specifies that a computer hardware or software provider, an interactive computer service, or a telecommunications or cable operator does not have to provide notice of its activities to a computer user that a reasonable computer user should expect may occur. This bill incorporates SB 844.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB378ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from VCSC (SB378) (committee substitute) — source
4. Impact statement from VCSC (SB378S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) — 4–2 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (90-Y 9-N) — 89–9 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N) — 17–3 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• John J. Bell — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2020-01-06 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102624D introduction
• 2020-01-06 Referred to Committee on the Judiciary referral-committee
• 2020-01-08 Impact statement from VCSC (SB378)
• 2020-01-08 Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
• 2020-01-24 Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2020-02-03 Incorporates SB844 (Mason)
• 2020-02-03 Committee substitute printed 20107397D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-03 Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-05 Impact statement from VCSC (SB378S1)
• 2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-05 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-05 Committee substitute agreed to 20107397D-S1
• 2020-02-05 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB378S1
• 2020-02-06 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-12 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-12 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
• 2020-02-14 Impact statement from DPB (SB378S1)
• 2020-02-14 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
• 2020-02-17 Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
• 2020-02-19 Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 3-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-24 Passed House (90-Y 9-N) passage
• 2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (90-Y 9-N)
• 2020-02-27 Enrolled
• 2020-02-27 Impact statement from DPB (SB378ER)
• 2020-02-27 Signed by President
• 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-10 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
• 2020-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-07 Approved by Governor-Chapter 821 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ae33f8db-2577-429c-8992-3ec77f4d0502. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).