SENATE BILL 356

Sponsored By:

Senators Stone, Jimeno, Haines, Green, Mitchell, and Mooney

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Obscene Matter and Matter That is Harmful to Minors - Penalties

Synopsis:

Establishing that certain matter, material, or work that appeals or panders to certain prurient interests with respect to minors, depicts or describes certain activities that are patently offensive to certain standards, and reasonably lacks certain values is harmful to minors under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from knowingly providing or exhibiting or offering to provide or exhibit to a minor certain matter that is harmful to minors or obscene; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/5

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/10

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/9

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/11

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/12

First Reading Judiciary

3/23

Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5

Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31

Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44

Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADVERTISING -see also- LABELING; SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS

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

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 416A , 416B , 416C , 416D , 416E , 416F , 416G , 417 , 418 , 418 , 418A , 419 , 419B , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423 , 424 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 358268/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 9, 1999   at: 10:43 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)