Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image
Summary
Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and creates a private right of action for such crime.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Assembly Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Feb 25, 2019
Signed Jul 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2019
D
Democratic34
100% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jul 23, 2019
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.109
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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