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Legislation


2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 574

File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes Prior Year Introduction As: SB 1003/07 Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 75
Sponsored By:
Delegates McComas, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Kipke, Krebs, Levy, McConkey, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood
Entitled:
Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Enhanced Penalties

Synopsis:

Increasing the age of an individual, a specified depiction of whom in a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation may not be knowingly possessed by another; increasing the penalties for possessing a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation depicting a minor engaged in specified activity or in a specified state; making the possession of child pornography a felony; creating a mandatory minimum penalty for possession of child pornography; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/31
First Reading Judiciary
1/30
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Steven R. Schuh, District 31
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Ex-Offenders
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Parole and Probation
Penalties
Pornography -see also- Nudity and Sexual Displays; Obscenity
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Sexual Offenses

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law
( 11-201 , 11-208 )
Criminal Procedure
( 11-701 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
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