CS/HB 559 (2008) -  Material Harmful to Minors

General Bill by Safety & Security Council and Schenck (CO-SPONSORS) Attkisson; Carroll; Evers; Ford; Holder; Hooper; Kiar; Legg; Precourt; Robaina; Scionti; Snyder; Zapata
Material Harmful to Minors: Prohibits distributing certain materials to minors; prohibits knowingly using minor in production of certain materials, regardless of whether those materials are intended for distribution to minors or actually distributed to minors; provides that ignorance of minor's age or minor's consent is not defense in prosecution for specified violations; revises legislative intent concerning enforcement of such laws with respect to minors; provides exemption to sections amended by this act for providers of communications services & providers of information services in certain circumstances.
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Last Event: 06/10/08 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-120 on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:35 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:00 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1128 Subject: Minors/Distribution of Harmful Material [LPCC] Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 3/25/2008 8:53:10 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Safety & Security Council 3/18/2008 11:19:18 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety 3/12/2008 4:05:42 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety 3/10/2008 6:34:33 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/02/2008 06:24 PM   Yeas: 111 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 659] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 05/01/2008 10:20 AM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 11] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-120 Time: 06/10/2008 - 7:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/30/2008 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 05/01/2008 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/01/2008 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01101 Time: 05/01/2008 - 10:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 01100 Time: 05/01/2008 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 01080 Time: 04/30/2008 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1128 -SJ 01080 Time: 04/30/2008 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Commerce; Judiciary -SJ 01080 Time: 04/30/2008 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Commerce; Judiciary -SJ 00978 Time: 04/29/2008 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S In Messages -SJ 00519 Time: 04/09/2008 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/09/2008 - 10:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/09/2008 - 10:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/02/2008 - 6:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 Time: 04/02/2008 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/02/2008 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 413505 adopted Time: 04/02/2008 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/02/2008 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Amendment 413505 filed Time: 04/01/2008 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/2/2008) Time: 03/31/2008 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/26/2008 - 8:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/26/2008 - 8:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/25/2008 - 6:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 03/25/2008 - 9:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Time: 03/25/2008 - 9:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Safety & Security Council Time: 03/25/2008 - 8:54 AM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Safety & Security Council Time: 03/19/2008 - 2:45 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Safety & Security Council agenda Time: 03/17/2008 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 03/12/2008 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Time: 03/12/2008 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Version: __
Event: H Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Time: 03/12/2008 - 9:45 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Version: __
Event: H Added to Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety agenda Time: 03/10/2008 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Time: 01/30/2008 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety by Safety & Security Council Time: 01/30/2008 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety Version: __
Event: H Now in Safety & Security Council Time: 01/23/2008 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Policy & Budget Council Time: 01/23/2008 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Safety & Security Council Time: 01/23/2008 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Safety & Security Council Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/16/2008 - 11:07 AM Member: Schenck Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
847.001
847.011
847.012
847.013
847.0133
921.0022 CS/CS/HB 43, HB 87, CS/HB 103, CS/HB 173, HB 203, HB 233, CS/HB 267, HB 339, HB 425, HB 447, HB 513, CS/CS/HB 605, HB 705, HB 867, CS/CS/HB 955, HB 1151, CS/HB 1363, HB 7011, HB 7049, HB 7091, HB 7115