VA HB331 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-22 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Obscenity. Modifies the educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to obscenity laws by providing that certain crimes (child pornography and use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children) are not subject to the exemption.

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Title

Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to obscenity laws.

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Roll Calls

2012-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-22 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
2012-02-10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-02-10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08 House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-07 House: Read first time
2012-02-03 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
2012-01-13 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2012-01-10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102924D

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Bill Comments

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