1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 356

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Sponsored By:
Senators Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Green, Mitchell, and Mooney
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Obscene Matter and Matter That is Harmful to Minors - Penalties

Synopsis:

Establishing that certain matter, material, or work that appeals or panders to certain prurient interests with respect to minors, depicts or describes certain activities that are patently offensive to certain standards, and reasonably lacks certain values is harmful to minors under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly providing or exhibiting or offering to provide or exhibit to a minor certain matter that is harmful to minors or obscene; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/10
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/9
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/11
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/12
First Reading Judiciary
3/23
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADVERTISING -see also- LABELING; SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
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
STATE'S ATTORNEYS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 416A , 416B , 416C , 416D , 416E , 416F , 416G , 417 , 418 , 418 , 418A , 419 , 419B , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423 , 424 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 358268/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 9, 1999   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)