VA HB1954 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-14 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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 laws.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-14 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N)
2011-02-08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2011-02-07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-04 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-03 House: Read second time and engrossed
2011-02-02 House: Read first time
2011-01-31 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2011-01-24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2011-01-21 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2011-01-11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101080D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182383(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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