SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES
Summary
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Expands the definition of "sexual abuse" to include (i) an employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of sexually explicit images to an individual via computer, cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device, or other media with or without contact with the individual or (ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact with the individual. Defines "sexually explicit images" to include, but not be limited to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 22, 2015
Signed Aug 7, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2015 · House May 29, 2015
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Apr 22, 2015
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Aug 7, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-1)
house
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
Apr 8, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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