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2003 SESSION

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HB 2457 Child Pornography Images Registry; child pornography; penalties.

Introduced by: Ryan T. McDougle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Child Pornography Images Registry; child pornography; penalties. Establishes a Child Pornography Registry that includes images of sexually explicit visual material presented as evidence and used in a conviction for a child pornography offense. The bill increases the penalties for child pornography possession to a Class 6 felony (from a Class 1 misdemeanor) and second and subsequent offenses to a Class 5 felony (from a Class 6 felony). This bill is identical to SB 1153.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030809253  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/03  House: Committee substitute printed 031828838-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/27/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2457ER)  pdf
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0935)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030809253
• 01/08/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/03  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 01/20/03  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/03  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/27/03  House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (24-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/03  House: Committee substitute printed 031828838-H1
• 01/29/03  House: Read first time
• 01/30/03  House: Read second time
• 01/30/03  House: Committee substitute agreed to 031828838-H1
• 01/30/03  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 031828838-H1
• 01/31/03  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/03  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/03  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/03  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/03  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/03  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/03  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/03  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2457ER)
• 03/05/03  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 935 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0935)