Child pornography; production, publication, sale, financing, etc., penalty.
Summary
Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; penalty. Amends the definition of "child pornography" to include sexually explicit visual material that depicts a minor in a state of nudity or engaged in sexual conduct where such depiction is obscene and specifies that such minor does not have to actually exist.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 19, 2024
Signed Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 9, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Mar 28, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 262 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB731ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 24105360D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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