1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 163

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: SB 59/95 - JPR
Sponsored By:
Senators Stone, Haines, Jimeno, Pica, Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Forehand, Green, Colburn, and Kelley
Entitled:
Obscenity - Providing Minors with Access to Harmful Materials

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from exhibiting to, selling tickets to, or admitting a minor to a presentation that contains material that is harmful to minors; prohibiting a person from selling, showing, distributing, advertising for sale or distribution, or distributing to minors material that is harmful to minors; prohibiting owners and managers of businesses from providing minors with access to material that is harmful to minors; establishing a definition for "harmful to minors"; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/13
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/15
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
House Action
2/16
First Reading Judiciary
3/13
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Richard Colburn, District 37
Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
Senator John A. Pica, Jr., District 43
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY, JUVENILE CAUSES, YOUTH
NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS -see also- OBSCENITY, PORNOGRAPHY
OBSCENITY -see also- NUDITY & SEXUAL DISPLAYS, PORNOGRAPHY
PENALTIES
PORNOGRAPHY -see also- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS, OBSCENITY
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 416C , 416G , 419 , 424 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 378833/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 13, 1996 at: 10:17 Status: Adopted