SENATE BILL 163

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