Expand Law Enforcement Exception Sexual Material
Summary
Under current law there is an exception to the crime of possession of sexually exploitative material for peace officers while in the performance of their duties. The bill expands the exception to a prosecutor, criminal investigator, crime analyst, or other individual who is employed by a law enforcement agency or district attorney's office and who performs or assists in investigative duties that may involve sexually exploitative materials and a defendant's attorney and any employee of the attorney or person retained by the attorney who assists in a case involving sexually exploitative materials. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 27, 2017
Signed Apr 18, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Cooke
RRepublican
P
MF
Mike Foote
DDemocratic
P
Yeulin Willett
RRepublican
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