2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 99

CHAPTER NUMBER: 510
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 9
Sponsored By:
Senators Stone, Simonaire, Jacobs, and Kramer
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalties

Synopsis:

Increasing the penalties for possessing a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation depicting a minor engaged in a specified activity in a specified state; making the possession of child pornography a felony under specified circumstances; providing that the jurisdiction of the District Court is concurrent with that of a circuit court in a criminal case in which a person is charged with a second or subsequent offense of possession of child pornography; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/15
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/11
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Kramer) Adopted
3/26
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment (#4) Rejected (7-38)
Committee Amendment (#1, 2, 3, 5) Adopted
Special Order 3/27 (Senator Stone) Adopted
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Stone) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
4/6
Returned Passed
House Action
3/27
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/2
Re-referred Judiciary
Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Judiciary
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 510

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Circuit Courts
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
District Courts
Jurisdiction
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Penalties
Pornography -see also- Nudity and Sexual Displays; Obscenity

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 4-301 , 4-302 )
Criminal Law
( 11-201 , 11-208 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 173626/02     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 12:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 443626/01     Offered on: March 27, 2009   at: 12:34 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 578971/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:37 a.m.     Status: Incomplete
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 26, 2009: Committee Amendment (#4) Rejected (7-38)
March 28, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)