WASHINGONPOST -- Feb 1 -- A Virginia General Assembly committee rejected a bill requiring online dating companies to prominently state whether they conduct criminal background checks on their users; voted 9-4 against the bill. So far, Vest (CEO True.com) has persuaded legislators in several states to sponsor legislation. The Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill last year, but it died later in the state Senate. A Texas state senator plans to introduce a similar bill before the end of the week, and similar measures are afoot in Ohio and Florida. "To think that you require a criminal background check is a little over the top. I think there's been some nightmarish stories, but I don't think that is unique to Internet dating. I felt like it was, frankly, overregulation and not an area where the government needs to jump in with both feet," said Committee member Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax).
Mark Brooks: ...and the rest of the online dating industry breathes one more sigh of relief.
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