HOUSE BILL 914

Sponsored By:

Delegates Rudolph, Comeau, Klausmeier, W. Baker, Slade, Hutchins, and Moe

Entitled:

Crimes - Child Pornography - Interception of Communications

Synopsis:

Adding child pornography to the offenses specified investigative or law enforcement officers may lawfully investigate by intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications, under specified circumstances; and adding child pornography to the offenses for which an Attorney General, State Prosecutor, or State's Attorney must receive a court order before lawfully intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications under specified circumstances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/12

First Reading Judiciary

2/18

Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

4/4

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Baker R, Turner, Bissett

4/9

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (134-1)

4/12

Passed Enrolled

5/12

Signed by the Governor Chapter 524

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/7

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/8

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

4/10

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Middlebrooks, Ferguson, Forehand

4/12

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate John F. Slade, III, District 29B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL

COMPUTERS

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH

PORNOGRAPHY -see also- NUDITY AND SEXUAL DISPLAYS; OBSCENITY

STATE PROSECUTOR

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

WIRETAPPING -see also- ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 10-402 , 10-406 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 261898/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1998   at: 5:03 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 038152/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 7, 1998   at: 10:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 863700/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 13, 1998   at: 5:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-0)

April 9, 1998: Third Reading Passed (134-1)

Senate

April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)

April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)