SB 2429 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- OBSCENE AND OBJECTIONABLE PUBLICATIONS AND SHOWS

Summary

Establishes, as an affirmative defense to the crimes of circulating obscene publications or shows and selling or exhibiting obscene publications to minors, the person’s employment status as an employee of a school, museum, or library.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

Jun 2024

Senate Passage

Jun 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action Jun 11, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2024

How they voted

29–5

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 35

Jun 11, 2024

D Democratic30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican5

5 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2024

Upper · Passed

06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 6, 2024

Legislature · Passed

06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Apr 30, 2024

Committee

04/30/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 12, 2024

Introduced

02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors