File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Stifler, Bates, Bromwell, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George,
Glassman, Kelly, Krebs, McComas, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Schuler, Shank, Shewell,
Smigiel, Sossi, and Valderrama
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty
Altering a provision of law to make the offense of knowingly
possessing a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual
representation showing an individual under a the age of 16 apply only
to an actual child under the age of 16; providing for a specified
affirmative defense to a charge under the Act; and increasing a
criminal penalty.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/15
- Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- 4/1
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (43-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/17
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 596
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Donna Stifler, District 35A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Ronald A. George, District 30
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
- Penalties
- Pornography -see also- Nudity and Sexual Displays; Obscenity
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
11-208
)
- 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):
House
- Number: 982011/01 Offered on: March 13, 2007 at:
10:25 a.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 958478/01 Offered on: April 5, 2007 at:
5:32 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 15, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
- April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate
- April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (43-2)
