Electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material by minors; penalties.
Summary
Electronic transmission of sexually explicitvisual material by minors; penalties. Provides that a minorwho (i) knowingly transmits, distributes, publishes, or disseminatesto another minor an electronically transmitted communication containingsexually explicit visual material of his own person or (ii) knowinglypossesses at least one but not more than 10 electronically transmittedcommunications containing sexually explicit visual material of anotherminor is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100955D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Surovell
DDemocratic
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