Child pornography; venue for prosecution.
Summary
Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; venue. Provides that venue for a prosecution of child pornography production may lie in the jurisdiction where the alleged offender resides. Under current law, venue for a prosecution of such offense may lie only in the jurisdiction where the unlawful act occurs or where any sexually explicit visual material associated with the unlawful act is produced, reproduced, found, stored, or possessed. This bill was incorporated into HB 1330.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Last action Jan 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1330-Byron)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred from Public Safety
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101934D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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