File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 1003/07
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 75  
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates McComas, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, James,
Kipke, Krebs, Levy, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank,
Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
 
- Entitled: 
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Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Enhanced Penalties
 
Increasing the age of an individual, a specified depiction of whom in
a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation may not
be knowingly possessed by another; increasing the penalties for
possessing a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual
representation depicting a minor engaged in specified activity or in a
specified state; making the possession of child pornography a felony;
creating a mandatory minimum penalty for possession of child
pornography;  etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 1/30
 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/25
 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
 - Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
 - Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Ron George, District 30
 - Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
 - Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
 - Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
 - Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
 - Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
 - Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
 - Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
 - Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
 - Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
 - Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
 - Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
 - Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
 - Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
 - Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
 - Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
 - Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
 - Ex-Offenders
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Parole and Probation
 - Penalties
 - Pornography -see also- Nudity and Sexual Displays; Obscenity
 - Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
 - Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
 - Sexual Offenses
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Criminal Law
 - (
 11-201 ,
 11-208 
)
 -   Criminal Procedure
 - (
 11-701 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered