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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 914

CHAPTER NUMBER: 524 File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 553
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)
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