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2003 SESSION

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SB 1153 Child Pornography Images Registry.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Child Pornography Images Registry; child pornography; penalties. Requires the Office of the Attorney General, in cooperation with the Department of State Police, to maintain a Child Pornography Registry that includes images of sexually explicit visual material presented as evidence and used in a conviction for possession, production, publication, sale, financing or intent to distribute, sexually explicit items involving children. The Registry is to be used for the administration of criminal justice and unauthorized use is a Class 6 felony. 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 HB 2457.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030814253  pdf | impact statement
• 01/23/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030644536-S1  pdf | impact statements
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1153ER)  pdf
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0938)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030814253
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/03  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 01/23/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 030644536-S1
• 01/28/03  Senate: Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/03  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/03  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/03  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/30/03  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 030644536-S1
• 01/30/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 030644536-S1
• 01/31/03  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/04/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/04/03  House: Read first time
• 02/04/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/05/03  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/03  House: Read second time
• 02/10/03  House: Read third time
• 02/10/03  House: Amendment by Del. McDougle agreed to
• 02/10/03  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/10/03  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/03  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/03  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1153ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/03  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 938 (effective 7/1/03)
• 03/31/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0938)